ɔːlðˈoʊ pɹɪkˈæmbɹiən ˈænɪməl fˈɑːsəlz hɐdbɪn ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd bᵻfˈoːɹ, ðeɪ hæd nˌɑːt bˌɪn ɐksˈɛptᵻd jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəli æz ɔːɹɡˈænɪk.
Although Precambrian animal fossils had been reported before, they had not been accepted universally as organic.