Fish. Not the fish you're used to though. They'd be jawless and sometimes covered in bony armor plates.
Agnatha, also known as jawless fish, are the oldest vertebrate fossils with no jaws. This group includes ancient species like the ostracoderms and the agnathan fish.
The oldest vertebrate fossils, dating back about 550 million years, belong to jawless fish, specifically groups such as agnathans. These early vertebrates lacked jaws and were characterized by their simple structures, relying on filter-feeding or scavenging for sustenance. Over time, vertebrates evolved more complex features, including jaws, which allowed for a greater variety of feeding strategies and contributed to their diversification.
Stromatolites.
The oldest known fossils are prokaryotic. These fossils, dating back over 3.5 billion years, are believed to be ancient bacteria and archaea. Eukaryotic cells are thought to have evolved later.
The fossils of the oldest life forms can be found in the Precambrian period of the fossil record.
The oldest humanoid fossils were all found in Africa.
Amongst the living the most primitive vertebrate is the Hagfish.
The oldest micro fossils are comprised of carbon. This is because they have been in the ground a very long time and it compresses the materials into carbon.
Fishes are vertabrates because they have bones remember, this causes fossils.
The oldest known fossils are up to 3.5 billion years old.
Africa
The 4th layer of soil >.<