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Theropods and Birds showing a change in kinds

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02-04-2010 3:22 PM 		Reply to: Message 87 by slevesque
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If the fossil record had really shown what was predicted of it, then I would have found this very compelling. However, the only model it does fit is the Ad Hoc explanation of ponctuated equilibrium.
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Punctuated Equilibria is not ad hoc. It was derived from accepted evolutionary theory (Mayr's theory of allopatric speciation). And it is far from clear that the fossil record only shows PE, as you claim.
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