I was intrigued too by the comment that the games so far have covered 2/300 years of Oddworld history. Thinking about it though, I don't think it was meant that what we have played spans that long, more that information has been given in the games relating to that time period.
I would probably consider Abe's narration at the beginning of AE, that the mudokons used to bury their dead in necrum, as covering some hundred years prior. Likewise, we are told of the steady (near)extinction of the gabbits which must've taken place over an extended period of time. Really, you can kind of assume some of Oddworld's history from these small pieces of info, and considering there have been no direct references to the future in the games, it seems likely the 2/300 years is in the past.
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