Marine ecosystems got wiped out quicker than land ones, perhaps because there is a tipping point in oceans beyond a certain level of acidification, temperature increase and oxygen depletion - after which marine life dies relatively fast, faster than it can evolve
It’s just one of many visual signs that things are changing, seemingly at rapid pace, in the oceans. It’s a wonderful thing to see the whales finding such a technique and teaching it to others, but it’s scary at its core.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/polluted-...
"[90% of ocean species dying] basically hit a reset button on ecosystems in the ocean ... These animals were living in coastal environments, eating seafood that washed up on the beach, and over time became more and more dedicated to living in the ocean."
[https://www.splendidtable.org/story/2015/04/10/how-land-anim...]