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by maxerickson 3778 days ago
Even then they probably didn't get much bigger than a cat.

http://listverse.com/2013/01/14/10-prehistoric-bugs-that-cou...

The huge dragonflys were still only somewhere between a crow and raven in size.

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Well, I don't know what the limits would be on size, but you seem to be presuming that historical limits are hard limits. I think that is as much a mistake as assuming current sizes are hard limits. It might take crazy levels of oxygen and pressure or it might be undoable, but if we were to create environments for this purpose, hell, why stick to recreating historic earth conditions?