Unidentified rare fossil

Unidentified rare fossil
Released							7 September 2017 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							No
Equipable							No
Stackable							No
Noteable							No
Options							Drop
Examine							An unusual paleontological find ready for cleaning.
Values
Value							1,250 coins
Alchemy							Not alchemisable
Weight							0.283 kg
Advanced data
Item ID							21568
Link							MOID

An unidentified rare fossil is a fossil that can be obtained while performing activities on Fossil Island. They can either be cleaned to turn them into several types of identified rare fossil, or they can be used on the Mycelium pool to turn them into a rare enriched bone, which can then be used on the Strange Machine in the House on the Hill to receive 2,500 Prayer experience.

All unidentified fossils can be stored in Fossil Storage crates throughout Fossil Island.

Activities rewarding unidentified fossils such as this one include:

• Obtaining one as a drop from monsters on the island
• Chopping Sulliuscep mushrooms in the Tar Swamp
• Tracking a herbiboar's tracks in the Mushroom Forest
• Looting giant clam shells and treasure chests underwater
• Mining the boulder while in the Volcanic Mine
• Looting drift nets
• Digging in the soil at the Museum Camp
• Opening a bowl of fish

They can be traded to the Fossil Collector in exchange for 500 numulites.

Cleaning unidentified rare fossils will give the player rare fossilised limbs, spine, ribs, pelvis, skull, or tusk. However, since none of these identified fossils can be used in the Varrock Museum's Paleontology floor, identifying them does not currently serve any purpose.

Before players can clean fossils, they must build the cleaning bench east of the Museum Camp using five planks, five nails and a hammer, granting 100 Construction experience. Alternatively, players can use the specimen table in the Varrock Museum.

To clean fossils, players must use the unidentified fossil on the fossil cleaning bench (or specimen table) while wearing leather boots and leather gloves and in possession of a trowel, rock pick and specimen brush. All of these items can be obtained by taking a cleaning kit from the wall in the Varrock Museum's cleaning area, or from the crate near the cleaning bench on Fossil Island.

See Fossil Island fossils for strategies on obtaining fossils.

• The fossil appears to resemble the Old Amber from the Pokémon or Jurassic Park franchise.
• When talking to David in the basement of the Varrock Museum he tells you "Also, if you find any rare fossils on your travels, make sure you hold onto them. Something tells me they will be very valuable in the future...".
  • The rare fossils were originally planned to be used for a boss fight where the player would construct the boss out of fossils. However, Jagex has stated that there are currently no plans to add an additional use to rare fossils.

v t e Fossil Island fossils
Small	Limbs Spine Ribs Pelvis Skull
Medium	Limbs Spine Ribs Pelvis Skull
Large	Limbs Spine Ribs Pelvis Skull
Rare	Limbs Spine Ribs Pelvis Skull Tusk
Plant	Roots Stump Branch Leaf Mushroom
Unidentified	Small Medium Large Rare
Related	Enriched bones Small Medium Large Rare Fossil Collector Ancient wyvern shield Numulites Varrock Museum Mycelium pool Strange Machine