User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter: World Discussion/@comment-6050823-20171102200128/@comment-6050823-20171105234208

You guys need to remember that there were some ancient species, along with a few unidentified/undiscovered species, in the MH world. It's unknown how big some monsters were in the past compared to now in the world. We also need to remember that a lot of Elder Dragon species died out during the Great Dragon War, a lot of them we probably won't ever learn about.