Evolution ... Is Opportunistic, Hence Unpredictable.

A Species Consists Of A Group Of Populations Which Replace Each Other Geographically Or Ecologically And Of Which The Neighboring Ones Integrate Or Hybridise Wherever They Are In Contact Or Which Are Potentially Capable Of Doing So (with One Or More Of The Populations) In Those Cases Where Contact Is Prevented By Geographical Or Ecological Barriers.

Wherever We Look At The Living Biota … Discontinuities Are Overwhelmingly Frequent…the Discontinuities Are Even More Striking In The Fossil Record. New Species Usually Appear In The Fossil Record Suddenly, Not Connected With Their Ancestors By A Series Of Intermediates.

Evolution As Such Is No Longer A Theory For A Modern Author. It Is As Much A Fact As That The Earth Revolves Around The Sun.

I Had Found Again And Again That The Most Aberrant Population Of A Species - Often Having Reached Species Rank, And Occasionally Classified Even As A Separate Genus - Occurred At A Peripheral Location, Indeed Usually At The Most Isolated Peripheral Location.

According To The Concept Of Transformational Evolution, First Clearly Articulated By Lamarck, Evolution Consists Of The Gradual Transformation Of Organisms From One Condition Of Existence To Another.