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) "spurts" of change observable in the fossil record followed by periods of stasis.
C) gradual change observable in the fossil record followed by periods of stasis.
D) "spurts" of change observable in the fossil record with very little if any stasis.
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