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.
Acrocanthosaurus, a dinosaur of Texas. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons. The geologic history of Texas is as rich and deep as this state is big, running all the way from the Cambrian period to the Pleistocene epoch, an expanse of over 500 million years.Only dinosaurs dating to the Jurassic period, from about 200 to 150 million years ago, aren't well-represented in the fossil record.) Literally hundreds of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals have been discovered in the Lone Star State, of which you can explore the most important in the following slides.