Question

This rapid change in species that rarely leaves behind fossil evidence is referred to as

Answer 1

punctual equilibrium

Answer 2

Answer:

D) punctuated equilibrium.

Explanation:  

This rapid change in species that rarely leaves behind fossil evidence is referred to as punctuated equilibrium.

This was a radical new idea when first proposed by Stephen Jay Gould and Niles Eldredge in 1972. Today it is widely recognized as a useful model for one kind of evolutionary change.