Large tides may have been a key factor in the evolution of bony fish and tetrapods | University of Oxford

This awesome and fascinating research suggests that our moon – possibly fairly unique to us in its proximity and relative size – may have been a key factor in the evolution of bony fish and tetrapods, the first land-dwelling animals (which includes dinosaurs and us).

Tidal influence upon the origin and diversification of other early vertebrates and possible extinction events is being studied further.

https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2020-10-23-large-tides-may-have-been-key-factor-evolution-bony-fish-and-tetrapods