Background: The Modern Synthesis explains adaptive evolution under relatively stable environmental conditions but provides limited mechanistic explanation for rapid post-extinction radiations and punctuated evolutionary transitions. Major biological reorganizations following catastrophic events suggest that non-equilibrium environmental conditions may accelerate the emergence of novel adaptive configurations. Model: We formalize a revised Post-Collapse Complexity Cascade (PCCC) framework in which mass extinction events function as high-entropy perturbations Ω (Ω₀) that generate transient far-from-equilibrium environments. Under these conditions, persistent molecular substrates — including cryptobiotic structures, lipid assemblies, prion-like conformational templates, and dormant genetic variation — undergo accelerated reorganization. Core Equation: dΨ/dt = k · R (t) · ∇μ (t) − δΨR (t) = Σ αᵢ Iᵢ e^ (−λᵢ (t−t₀) ) Where: Ψ = emergence rate of novel configurationsR (t) = persistence-weighted reservoir∇μ (t) = thermodynamic gradient Results: The model predicts: 1. Lag times 10–30% between collapse and innovation2. Wave-like emergence of new complexity3. Reuse of pre-existing dormant variation Predictions match events from Great Oxidation Event (2. 4 Gya) → Toba supereruption (74 kya). Case study: human evolution reorganization waves 50–8 kya, admixture patterns fully compatible with Extended Evolutionary Synthesis. ✅ Version 2. 1 | Final Lengkap✅ Preprint Resmi | Belum melalui peer-review✅ DOI: 10. 5281/zenodo. 20129xxx✅ Arsip riwayat: • Awal: 10. 5281/zenodo. 20090501• V1: 10. 5281/zenodo. 19637169• V2: 10. 5281/zenodo. 20129237 ✅ Version 2. 3. 1 | Koreksi Alamat Penulis: Bojonegoro, Jawa Timur✅ Ditambahkan ORCID: 0009-0006-9815-982X✅ DOI Utama: 10. 5281/zenodo. 20129237
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