Baissomantidae Explained

Baissomantidae is an extinct family of primitive mantises known from the Cretaceous period. There are two known genera, Baissomantis, known from the Early Cretaceous Zaza Formation of Buryatia, Russia,^[1] and Labradormantis from the mid Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Redmond Formation of Labrador, Canada. They are amongst the most primitive mantises known, only more advanced than Santanmantis.^[2]

Notes and References

1. V. G. Gratshev and V. V. Zherikhin. 1993. New Fossil Mantids (Insecta, Mantida [Sic]). Paleontological Journal 27(1A):148-165
2. Demers‐Potvin . Alexandre V. . Larsson . Hans C.E. . Cournoyer . Mario . Béthoux . Olivier . January 2021 . Wing morphology of a new Cretaceous prayin g mantis solves the phylogenetic jigsaw of early‐diverging extant lineages . Systematic Entomology . en . 46 . 1 . 205–223 . 10.1111/syen.12457 . 231391397 . 0307-6970.