Discoscaphites sp. South Dakota πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ #ammonites #geocollectionstore #fossili #fossils #ammoniti

πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ TIL: Paleontologist Peter Ward shows how fossil beds at Lyme Regis, #England record #cephalopods flourishing after the #Triassic extinction wiped out #fish. πŸ¦‘

Today, with overfishing removing #sharks and warming #oceans slowing currents, #octopus, #squid, and #cuttlefish are booming again – a 400% increase since the 1960s. πŸ“ˆ

πŸ‘‰ https://nautil.us/the-cephalopods-are-coming-1281395

#climate #climatechange #paleontology #fossils #ammonites #marinebiology #lymeregis #ocean #evolution #jurassic

The Cephalopods Are Coming

The Cephalopods Are Coming: Fossil records reveal Earth’s mass extinctions are followed by a rise of ocean cephalopods. They’re rising again.

Discoscaphites sp. South Dakota πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ #ammonites #geocollectionstore #fossili #fossils #ammoniti
Discoscaphites sp. South Dakota πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ #ammonites #geocollectionstore #fossili #fossils #ammoniti
Discoscaphites sp. South Dakota πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ #ammonites #geocollectionstore #fossili #fossils #ammoniti