Organisms called Protosterol Biota lived 1.6 billion years ago

Diving deep into the realm of life's origin, scientists have recently unearthed an enthralling discovery. They have found evidence of an ancient "lost world" - microscopic creatures that inhabited Earth's waterways as far back as 1.6 billion years ago. This discovery is set to redefine our understanding of the earliest known lifeforms on Earth and their connection to our ancestral lineage.
These ancient organisms, labeled as the "Protosterol Biota," belong to a broad family of life known as eukaryotes. Unlike their simpler bacterial cousins, eukaryotes exhibit a more intricate cell structure. Their cells house vital components such as mitochondria, famously dubbed the "powerhouse" of the cell, and a nucleus serving as the "control and information center."
Eukaryotes of today have adopted various forms - fungi, plants, animals, and single-celled organisms like amoebae are some of the examples. Interestingly, humans, along with all other nucleated beings, trace their ancestry back to the Last Eukaryotic Common Ancestor (LECA), an organism that existed more than 1.2 billion years ago.
Organisms called Protosterol Biota lived 1.6 billion years ago