Same location as Fig.7. Between the grains is a fine-grained matrix that can not be resolved at this magnification. Examination of polished thin sections under the SEM could resolve exactly what this material is as well as give elemental composition information. Plane polarized light. Comparison Comparison of specimen TH96-001 with dinosaur bone microstructure.
All illustrations are thin sections in plane polarized light.
Each pair of images is at the same magnification. The difference is stark. There is no indication of bone microstructure in specimen TH96-001. At most, the shape of this specimen could represent some sort of fossil structure, but the structure is completely inconsistent with fossil bone. These are absent.