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In what year did Gould and Niles Eldredge develop Theory of punctuated equilibrium?

  • 1965

  • 1972

  • 1980

  • 1990

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In 1972, Stephen Jay Gould and Niles Eldredge proposed Theory of punctuated equilibrium, challenging the gradual and continuous view of evolution. They suggested that long periods of evolutionary stability (stasis) are interrupted by relatively brief periods of rapid change (punctuations) leading to the formation of new species. This concept revolutionized evolutionary biology and sparked ongoing debates on the tempo and mode of evolutionary processes.
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