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.
Jonathon is a Seychelles giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) residing on St Helena who is still plodding along at what is believed to be the age of 182. This makes him possibly the oldest living land animal, and a strong contender for oldest vertebrate. While this claim is unconfirmed, Jonathon was full sized in the 1880s and giant tortoises are known to have lived to at least 188, so the claim has some credibility.