so what explanation is their for such a huge jump in speciation in such a short period of time?
Not a creationist but I'll give you their likely answer.
1. The original prototype "kinds" had all sorts of genetic variation built into them, which allowed them to have so many different species.
2. These original kinds very quickly "micro-evoloved" into the differnet species. I have seen no answer as to what caused this fast "micro-evolution".
Just a monkey in a long line of kings.
If "elitist" just means "not the dumbest motherfucker in the room", I'll be an elitist!
*not an actual doctor