ElI5 why dinosaurs were so big and now everything on land is rather small

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ElI5 why dinosaurs were so big and now everything on land is rather small

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An animal size requires a trade off. The larger an animal, the more food it needs to survive and it requires a longer pregnancy period so there is an upper limit on how big an animal is before it is unable to move due to its own weight on land. Dinosaurs bypass the long pregnancy problem by laying eggs.

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