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This is EC96-001, the subject of the greatest controversy in science today. It was discovered by Ed Conrad between anthracite veins in Pennsylvania and later was identified as a portion of a petrified tibia, independently, by two bone experts. Two years ago it was sent to Andrew MacRae at the University of Calgary for microscopic study of its cell structure to determine if it contains Haversian canals, the circular arrangements that are the telltale sign of petrified bone. MacRae adamantly insisted a thin section he had prepared and examined revealed no Haversian canals. However, Ed Conrad insisted they exist in this specimen and accused him of unscrupulous behavior by posting photos not of EC96-001 but from a rock, most likely a siderite nodule. It should be noted that the specimen was much longer -- about seven inches when found -- but it was shortened when slices were removed for testing purposes, with a recent cut evident in the photo.
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