CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHIC DISCONTINUITY AND SYNCHRONIZED TAXON TURNOVER: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FOR A NON-LOCAL GLOBAL DRIVER IN MACROEVOLUTIONARY EVENTS

Abstract

Traditional evolutionary biology relies on the assumption of phyletic gradualism—the slow transformation of species over time. However, high-resolution dating experiments across ten diverse lineages (A through J) reveal a persistent pattern of "Clean Gaps" ranging from 500,000 to 3 million years. This paper examines the abrupt appearance of evolved species (A' and A'') and the simultaneous presence of parent species, a phenomenon termed "Augmentation." Using the extinction of Dinoceras as a case study for "Systemic Removal," this study argues that the mathematical probability of these synchronized gaps occurring naturally is negligible. We propose the Global Driver Theory (GDT): an external, non-biological agent that manages biodiversity through purposeful intervention.