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The oldest fossil cells are best characterized as:animals.plants.prokaryotesprotists.

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The oldest known fossils are cyanobacteria from Archaean rocks of western Australia, dated 3.5 billion years old. Remember that cyanobacteria are prokaryotes. Thus, we can conclude that the correct answer is:

Answer:

prokaryotes

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