1. 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
   - theory of punctuated equilibrium

Derived forms: punctuated equilibria

Type of: evolutionism, theory of evolution, theory of organic evolution

Encyclopedia: Punctuated equilibrium

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