Compare & Contrast: Egypt & China. Ancient Egypt and ancient China had many cultural differences and similarities. While Chinaâs form of government is monarchy, Egyptâs is theocracy. As for their religious beliefs, even though theyâre both polytheistic, they have different Gods. Another difference in the two civilizations is the environment.
Palaeontologists have found what is likely to be the oldest known dinosaur, filling in a yawning evolutionary gap. A study in Biology Letters describes Nyasasaurus parringtoni, a new species from 10-15 million years before the previous earliest dinosaur specimens.
The life and death of the dinosaurs. By investigating the fossil record paleontologists can work out when, where and how dinosaurs lived. The oldest known dinosaur fossils date back to 234 million years ago. Over time they evolved and diversified until they became the dominant land-dwelling vertebrates on Earth. We often think of dinosaurs as being huge.