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Punctuated Equilibrium

Punctuated Equilibrium

Punctuated equilibrium is the theory in evolution that seeks to explain the discrepancies in the fossil record where huge and regular gaps exist between species and thereby interrupt the transitional record of the formation of species. The theory states that there were time periods where huge increases of speciation occurred in very short periods of time, and as a result, the fossil record is incomplete since it does not show a gradation of transitional forms between species.

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