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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It depends on which animal and which time period. Evolution may have favored larger animals when it was colder. Or larger animals were less likely to be preyed upon and there was food to support them. Insects could be larger because oxygen levels were higher millions of years ago.

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