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The Phaethontiformes / ˌ f eɪ. ɪ ˈ θ ɒ n t ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / are an order of birds. They contain one extant family, the tropicbirds (Phaethontidae), and one extinct family Prophaethontidae from the early Cenozoic. Several fossil genera have been described, with well-preserved fossils known as early as the Paleocene. [2]
Pages in category "Phaethontiformes" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Both neoteny and progenesis result in paedomorphism [8] (as having the form typical of children) or paedomorphosis [9] (changing towards forms typical of children), a type of heterochrony. [10] It is the retention in adults of traits previously seen only in the young.
It is the smallest of three closely related seabirds of the tropical oceans and smallest member of the order Phaethontiformes. It is found in the tropical Atlantic, western Pacific and Indian Oceans. It also breeds on some Caribbean islands, and a few pairs have started nesting recently on Little Tobago, joining the red-billed tropicbird colony.
Human children, and those of other primates, exemplify a unique combination of altricial and precocial development. Infants are born with minimal eyesight, compact and fleshy bodies, and "fresh" features (thinner skin, small noses and ears, and scarce hair if any). However, this stage is only brief amongst primates; their offspring soon develop ...
On TikTok, parents are sharing viral stories and videos of their Gen Alpha kids — those born in 2010 or later — channeling the honey badger as they stand up to injustices and take a no-holds ...
By this logic, babies born in 2022 will take on the characteristics of the tiger – the third in the 12-animal Chinese zodiac cycle. Tigers also were born in 2010, 1998, 1986, 1974, 1962, 1950 ...
This article contains a list of all of the classes and orders that are located in the Phylum Chordata. The subphyla Tunicata and Vertebrata are in the unranked Olfactores clade, while the subphylum Cephalochordata is not. Animals in Olfactores are characterized as having a more advanced olfactory system than animals not in it.