Transitional forms are generally lacking at the species level, but the…

Stephen Jay Gould
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Transitional forms are generally lacking at the species level, but they are abundant between larger groups. ✨ Stephen Jay Gould (2010). Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes: Further Reflections in Natural History, p.260, W. W. Norton & Company
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