The modern theory of evolution does not require gradual change. It in …

Stephen Jay Gould
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The modern theory of evolution does not require gradual change. It in fact, the operation of Darwinian processes should yield exactly what we see in the fossil record. It is gradualism that we must reject, not Darwinism. ✨ Stephen Jay Gould (2002). The Structure of Evolutionary Theory, p.990, Harvard University Press
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