40-million-year-old cockroach in amber: same look, timeless creature A fossilized cockroach, estimated to be 35 to 40 million years old, has been discovered in amber in Russia’s Kaliningrad Region. Remarkably, the insect's appearance remains strikingly similar to modern-day cockroaches. . The specimen, found during manual sorting at the Kaliningrad Amber Combine, was preserved in exceptional detail, allowing close observation of its wings, legs, and head. . Anna Dugina, a gemologist at the facil