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The oldest fossils known to man are stromatolites which are made by cyanobacteria and date back to over 3.2 billion years.
The stromatolites are accreted by the bacteria over many years to make dome shaped structures. These however are not the creatures themselves (some believe that cell like structures in the stromatolites are actual fossil bacteria but this is hotly debated).
The 1st definite multicelled fossils come from the Ediacara period (600-543 million years ago). It was named for the area in Australia in which the fossils were 1st found. Creatures such as Arkarua which was a disk shapped animal, the Tribrachidium Heraldicum which is possibly related to species such as jellyfish, corels, starfish and sea cucumbers and Spriggina which could possibly be an early arthropod.
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The oldest fossil organism found lived approximately how many years ago?
The oldest fossil organism found lived approximately 3.5 billion years ago. The fossil is that of a single-celled organism called Archaea.
What is the third oldest human fossil?
The third oldest human fossil was a large one.
Which epoch does the oldest fossil bat come from?
The oldest fossil bat comes from the Eocene of Wyoming.
What word refers to traces of an organism that existed in the past?
A fossil is a trace of an organism that lived long ago.
What is the term for the remain of a once-living organism?
fossil
What is the oldest fossil that was unearthed?
altbernszein
Continent with oldest fossil?
Africa
A fossil is evidence of an organism,but is not made of the organism itself.?
Trace
What fossil is the evidence of an organism but is not made of the organism itself?
trace
What fossil is evidence of an organism but is not made of the organism itself.?
trace
what was the oldest fox fossil found?
btw the oldest fox fossil found was over 7 million years old from the V.riffautae
Are fossil fuels from the sun?
not really fossil is made from dead organism
