ππ»ββοΈ TIL: Paleontologist Peter Ward shows how fossil beds at Lyme Regis, #England record #cephalopods flourishing after the #Triassic extinction wiped out #fish. π¦
Today, with overfishing removing #sharks and warming #oceans slowing currents, #octopus, #squid, and #cuttlefish are booming again β a 400% increase since the 1960s. π
π https://nautil.us/the-cephalopods-are-coming-1281395
#climate #climatechange #paleontology #fossils #ammonites #marinebiology #lymeregis #ocean #evolution #jurassic
