Punctuated evolution

From PhiloWiki

Is punctuated evolution a viable theory?

Punctuated evolution is false

Punctuated evolution has been 'roundly criticized' [p 65].

Case for a Creator from   Lee Strobel

Punctuated evolution is a reasonable mechanism

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have used canine DNA to identify a genetic mutation mechanism they believe is responsible for rapid evolutionary changes in the physical appearance of many species.

The findings, based on data gathered from hundreds of museum specimens of dogs and from blood samples of volunteered live dogs, offer a new explanation for the sudden, rapid rise of new species found in the fossil record. They also help explain the variability in appearance among individual members of a species, such as the length of the nose in different breeds of domestic dogs.

Research points to new theory driving evolutionary changes from EurekAlert  Amanda Siegfried