How to Identify a Round White Fossil
- 1). Use a small hammer and chisel to remove the fossil from the location. Take care to keep the fossil intact.
- 2). Clean the fossil in gently flowing water with your hand or a small, fine bristle brush. Let it dry.
- 3). Look for any identifying fossils in the surrounding area to help determine the time period in which the fossil originated.
- 4). Observe the shape of the fossil. Consider what it looks like and note any other distinguishing characteristics, such as holes and grooves, in the round exterior. White, round fossils may also be fragments of bone.
- 5). Find the fossil in an fossil identification book geared toward the region in which you found the fossil. Expand to other identification books if the first is not helpful.
