Some evolutionary biologists have argued that while punctuated equilibrium was "of great interest to biology generally," it merely modified neo-Darwinism in a manner that was fully compatible with what had been known before.
Algúns biólogos evolutivos argumentaron que, se ben o equilibrio interrompido foi «de grande interese para a bioloxía», limitábase a modificar o neo-darwinismo dunha maneira que era plenamente compatible co que se coñecía anteriormente.