language histories, with reference particularly to the prehistory of the indigenous languages of Australia and his objections to the proposed Pama–Nyungan language family there. Although his model has raised considerable interest, it does not command majority support within linguistics. Separately, recent work using computational phylogenetic methods claims to show that punctuational bursts play an important factor when languages split from one another, accounting for anywhere from 10 to 33% of the total divergence in vocabulary. Mythology Punctuational evolution has been argued to explain changes in folktales and mythology over time. See also References External links Punctuated Equilibrium - by Stephen Jay Gould Punctuated Equilibrium at Twenty - by Donald R. Prothero Punctuated Equilibria? - by Wesley Elsberry, TalkOrigins Archive Scholarpedia: Punctuated equilibria - by Bruce Lieberman and Niles Eldredge All you need to know about Punctuated Equilibrium (almost) - by Douglas Theobald Enigmas of Evolution - by Jerry Adler and John Carey, Newsweek Punctuated equilibrium Biology theories Evolutionary biology Evolutionary ecology Rate of evolution Speciation Stephen Jay Gould