Abstract

Abstract Punctuated equilibrium and phyletic gradualism are contrasting patterns of evolution among a spectrum of patterns found in the fossil record. In punctuated equilibrium, species tend to show morphological stasis between abrupt speciation events, whereas in phyletic gradualism species undergo more continuous change.

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