Eli5 why most animals today are small compared to prehistoric animals we’ve discovered?

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Feels like there was a lot more megafauna in prehistoric earth than there are today

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OP, I saw a very nice article that explained what the specific advantage of dinosaurs was for bigger size:
1 – their breathing system was bird-like. More efficient.
2 – being oviparous means the problems of giving birth – which become much worse as you increase in size – are sort of sidestepped.

Made good sense.

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