Punctuated equilibrium proposed by Eldredge and Gould in 1972 is an evolutionary process that involves
A. "spurts" of 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. gradual change observable in the fossil record with very little, if any, stasis.
D. "spurts" of change observable in the fossil record followed by periods of stasis.
E. gradual change observable in the fossil record followed by periods of stasis.
Answer: D
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