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.
<br /> Dinosaurs are about 280 million years old, but new fossils are appearing everywhere. The earliest known dinosaurs, so far, are Coelophysis and Herrerasaurus. Around 65.5 MYA (million years ago) ddinosaurs died out, possibly due to an asteroid strike. There are two different views on this.