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'''Saltationism''' is "any of several theories holding that the evolution of species proceeds in major steps by the abrupt transformation of an ancestral species into a descendant species of a different type, rather than by the gradual accumulation of small changes."<ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/saltationism</ref>  An example of saltationism in evolutionary thought was [[Goldschmidt's hopeful monster theory]]. *[[Punctuated equilibrium]] originally incorporated saltationism but later was declared merely complementary to [[phyletic gradualism]]<ref>Ernst Mayr, 1982a. Speciation and macroevolution. Evolution 36, page 1128</ref><ref>http://creation.com/punctuated-equilibrium-come-of-age</ref>  
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'''Saltationism''' is "any of several theories holding that the evolution of species proceeds in major steps by the abrupt transformation of an ancestral species into a descendant species of a different type, rather than by the gradual accumulation of small changes."<ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/saltationism</ref>  An example of saltationism in evolutionary thought was [[Goldschmidt's hopeful monster theory]]. *[[Punctuated equilibrium]] originally incorporated saltationism but later was declared merely complementary to [[phyletic gradualism]]<ref>Ernst Mayr, 1982a. Speciation and macroevolution. Evolution 36, page 1128</ref><ref>https://creation.com/punctuated-equilibrium-come-of-age</ref>  
 
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==See also==
 
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*[[Goldschmidt's hopeful monster theory]]
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Saltationism is "any of several theories holding that the evolution of species proceeds in major steps by the abrupt transformation of an ancestral species into a descendant species of a different type, rather than by the gradual accumulation of small changes."[1] An example of saltationism in evolutionary thought was Goldschmidt's hopeful monster theory. *Punctuated equilibrium originally incorporated saltationism but later was declared merely complementary to phyletic gradualism[2][3]

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References

  1. ↑ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/saltationism
  2. ↑ Ernst Mayr, 1982a. Speciation and macroevolution. Evolution 36, page 1128
  3. ↑ https://creation.com/punctuated-equilibrium-come-of-age