Punctuated equilibrium vs spontaneous generation

The reason this refers to feathers is actually Gould's way to introduce his take on the TRIUNE BRAIN where some PEOPLE thought that mammal and bird brains were simply stacked ON TOP of reptile and amphibians' ones. The anatomy belies otherwise. He is arguing (in interview) about a patricular take on the relation of dinos and mammals. But if one looks more closely at feathers in error one can find just about any pattern one might prefer personally to interpret theoretically if one is willing to to a little molecular investigation. Gould's last book ties these traits all the way to the simple perceptive difference of black and white that I have only seen denied or downplayed by Wolfram.