Punctuated equilibrium proposed by Eldredge and Gould in 1972 is an evolutionary process that involves
A. gradual change observable in the fossil record with very little, if any, stasis.
B. gradual change observable in the fossil record followed by periods of no change at all.
C. "spurts" of change observable in the fossil record with very little if any stasis.
D. gradual change observable in the fossil record followed by periods of stasis.
E. "spurts" of change observable in the fossil record followed by periods of stasis.
Answer: E
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