Cockroaches Evolved Before the Continents Did, Which Is Why They’re Everywhere
Genetic studies show last common ancestor of today’s household pest began evolving over 300 million years ago, before the super-continent of Pangaea even began to break up
Ruth Schuster Feb 08, 2018 3:08 AM
They say cockroaches will be the last species standing when (fill in the apocalyptic nightmare of your choice.) Now scientists say that roaches were alive and being disgusting in the great primordial landmass of Pangaea over 300 million years ago, before the different continents even formed and split.
Ergo, the forefathers of the bug that sampled your sandwich before you did were alive and scuttling eons before the first dinosaur staggered to its scaly feet.
https://www.haaretz.com/science-and-health/scientists-figure-out-the-origin-of-cockroaches-1.5804114
