Read this: Immanuel Velikovsky is an example of a recent scientific exoheretic; he did not have appropriate scientific credentials or did not publish in scientific journals. While the details of his work are in scientific disrepute, the concept of catastrophic change (extinction event and punctuated equilibrium) has gained acceptance in recent decades.
Now answer this question, if there is an answer (If it cannot be answered, return "unanswerable"): What label is associated with Immanuel Velikovsky due to his works outside the accepted discipline?
exoheretic