| Vernanimalcula Temporal range:
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| The possible fossil of Vernanimalcula guizhouena | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Vernanimalcula |
| Species: | †V. guizhouena
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| Binomial name | |
| †Vernanimalcula guizhouena | |
Vernanimalcula guizhouena is an acritarch dating from 600 to 580 million years ago; it was between 0.1 and 0.2 mm across (roughly the width of one or two human hairs). Vernanimalcula means "small spring animal", referring to its appearance in the fossil record at the end of the Marinoan Glaciation and the belief upon discovery it was an animal.