Hello NG:Yes, I’m aware of that; in fact, it accounts for gradualism in some parts of the fossil record, and for quick evolution, hence punctuationalism, in others. Tracking the environment is what natural selection does best! And sometimes the environment changes rapidly; sometimes slowly.Of course, if the environment changes too rapidly, natural selection may not be able to keep up, and extinction results.
Hello NG:Yes, I’m aware of that; in fact, it accounts for gradualism in some parts of the fossil record, and for quick evolution, hence punctuationalism, in others. Tracking the environment is what natural selection does best! And sometimes the environment changes rapidly; sometimes slowly.Of course, if the environment changes too rapidly, natural selection may not be able to keep up, and extinction results.