Thinking today’s ocean systems have always been strong can:
• Downplay real risks
• Underestimate threats
• Cause delayed action
• Create false confidence
We must remember the past to protect the future.
#OceanScience #PushOfThePast #Conservation

Smaller animals faced surprisingly long odds in ancient oceans New fossil research shows extinction for smaller marine animals across most of the past 485 million years was more common than once believed. Why?

A Stanford study found smaller ocean animals faced tougher odds in ancient times and went extinct more often. This shows the survivors we see now aren’t the full story. They’re the lucky ones that beat long odds. #OceanScience #PushOfThePast #MarineLife #Conservation

Early versions of today’s “star species” often looked and lived very differently. Many were short-lived or left few fossils, so they vanish from the record. It makes their modern forms feel older and more inevitable than they really are.
#MarineScience #PushOfThePast #OceanHistory

Today’s reefs and ocean species can seem like ancient, stable winners. But many past ocean worlds rose and fell so fast they barely left a trace. Survivors dominate the story, hiding just how often the ocean rewrites its cast.
#PushOfThePast #OceanScience #Conservation