A theory of evolution holding that evolutionary change in the fossil record came in fits and starts rather than in a steady process of slow change. Synonym: theory of punctuated equilibrium.
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Words linked to "Punctuated equilibrium" : evolutionism, theory of evolution, theory of organic evolution |
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