So glad to have been interviewed for this story! I stand by it ⚰️🔨
See the article below and the original paper by Ned Snelling and colleagues for more info on the increasingly dubious connection between high oxygen and griffenfly size 😎
Caleb M. Gordon
“This study places what may be the final nail in the coffin for the prevailing view that more oxygen made ancient insects bigger.”
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4vcqqS8
Flying insect respiratory systems suggest abundant oxygen can’t explain ancient gigantism
