answersLogoWhite

0

What did Stephen Gould invent?

User Avatar

Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

Gould's greatest contribution to science was the theory of punctuated equilibrium which he developed with Niles Eldredge in 1972. The theory proposes that most evolution is marked by long periods of evolutionary stability, which is punctuated by rare instances ofbranching evolution. The theory was contrasted against phyletic gradualism, the popular idea that evolutionary change is marked by a pattern of smooth and continuous change in the fossil record.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

What else can I help you with?