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.
In a new study, a team of scientists announced it has discovered the worldâs oldest fossils, dating back some 3.77 billion years (and possibly as far back as 4.28 billion years). The remarkable find, detailed yesterday in the journal Nature, is comprised of a series of microscopic filaments and tubes that researchers believe were formed by bacteria that thrived on iron.