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 backbone found at Whitby represents the earliest skeletal record of this type of dinosaur from the UK. Britain's oldest dinosaur fossil found on North Yorkshire coast. Experts say they have identified Britainâs oldest sauropod dinosaur from a fossil bone discovered on the North Yorkshire coast. The dinosaur backbone â which dates back about 176m years to the Middle Jurassic period â was found on a beach at Whitby after it fell out of a cliff face.