Archie sighted before Dino!

It may come as a surprise for many to know that Archie, the cockroach was around a long time before the first gigantic dinosaur ever walked the earth. The most amazing observation is that between the Archie who walked the earth 300 million years ago and the present day Archie, there's not too much change in body design or even size for that matter. That means Archie may be a unique product of evolution favoured by nature to maintain constancy in form.

The cockroach fossil that has been discovered is about 3.5 inches long and is believed to belong to the Carboniferous period.The fossil species called, Arthropleura pustulatus, has been very well preserved. Legs, antennae, mouth parts and veins on wings and fine bumps on the body can all be distinctly seen. The fossil discovery was made by Ohio State University geogologists at the 7- 11 mine, in Ohio. Discovered by Easterday and Gregory McComas of Ohio State University, the team have presented their findings at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Boston.