“…Because tides propagate as shallow‐water waves, they are strongly affected by water‐depth (sea level) changes that can alter the propagation speed of the tidal wave and change the resonant properties of the basin (see e.g., Green, ). Both sea level and the areal extent of shelf‐seas have changed greatly over Earth's history, with associated changes in the tides (see e.g., Green & Huber, for the Eocene (∼55 My ago), and Green et al, for tidal changes over the 250 My). However, investigations of the impact of sea level changes on tides have mostly focused on the Last Glacial Maximum (∼ 25,000 years ago; “LGM” hereafter; e.g., Egbert et al, ; Green, ; Griffiths & Peltier, ; Wilmes & Green, ) or on regional responses to future sea level rise (Carless et al, ; Clara et al, ; Pelling & Green, ; Pickering et al, ; Ward et al, ).…”