Unknown, since it left no trace of itself.
Possibly (even probably) it was a sort of pseudo-cell consisting of only proteins ...
which must have been self-replicating.
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Colonial organisms first appeared on Earth about 600-700 million years ago during the Ediacaran Period. These organisms were multicellular but lacked specialized tissues or organs.
The first single-celled organisms, like bacteria, are believed to have appeared around 3.5 billion years ago. These organisms are considered some of the earliest forms of life on Earth.
The biosphere is defined as the living organisms on earth. As such, it began to evolve when the first organisms appeared. Currently, this is believed to have happened about 3.5 billion years ago.
Microscopic single-celled organisms known as prokaryotes, such as bacteria, are believed to have been the first forms of life on Earth. They appeared around 3.5 to 4 billion years ago.
The first life on Earth were single-celled organisms such as bacteria that appeared around 3.5 billion years ago. These simple organisms evolved over time into more complex forms of life.