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To my understanding Punct Eek was proposed to explain the lack of transitional fossil forms.
Not true.
Punk Eek was proposed to explain the pace of evolution that was observed in the fossil record.
A form can stay relatively stable for a long time, and forms can change relatively rapidly.
Both of these claims about the pace of evolution were proposed because we have positive evidence to support them, not due to a lack of evidence for transitionals.
This message has been edited by schrafinator, 11-28-2004 09:20 AM