Baissomantis

	Baissomantis ''Baissomantis'' is an extinct genus of mantises in the family Baissomantidae. There are two described species of ''Baissomantis'' both of which are known from the Early Cretaceous Zaza Formation of Buryatia, Russia. Species These two species belong to the genus ''Baissomantis'': * † ''Baissomantis maculata'' Gratshev & Zherikhin, 1994 * † ''Baissomantis picta'' Gratshev & Zherikhin, 1994 References Mantodea, † {{Cretaceous-insect-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Baissomantis Maculata ''Baissomantis'' is an extinct genus of mantises in the family Baissomantidae. There are two described species of ''Baissomantis'' both of which are known from the Early Cretaceous Zaza Formation of Buryatia, Russia. Species These two species belong to the genus ''Baissomantis'': * † '' Baissomantis maculata'' Gratshev & Zherikhin, 1994 * † '' Baissomantis picta'' Gratshev & Zherikhin, 1994 References † A dagger, obelisk, or obelus is a typographical mark that usually indicates a footnote if an asterisk has already been used. The symbol is also used to indicate death (of people) or extinction (of species). It is one of the modern descendan ... {{Cretaceous-insect-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Baissomantidae 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, 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''. References Prehistoric insect families Mantodea, † {{Cretaceous-insect-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Mantises Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They have triangular heads with bulging eyes supported on flexible necks. Their elongated bodies may or may not have wings, but all Mantodea have forelegs that are greatly enlarged and adapted for catching and gripping prey; their upright posture, while remaining stationary with forearms folded, has led to the common name praying mantis. The closest relatives of mantises are termites and cockroaches (Blattodea), which are all within the superorder Dictyoptera. Mantises are sometimes confused with stick insects (Phasmatodea), other elongated insects such as grasshoppers (Orthoptera), or other more distantly related insects with raptorial forelegs such as mantisflies (Mantispidae). Mantises are mostly ambush predators, but a few ground-dwelling spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Zaza Formation The Zaza Formation is a geological formation located in Buryatia (Russia). It dates to the Lower Cretaceous period. It is Aptian in age and consists of sandstones, siltstones, marls and bituminous shales Shale is a fine-grained, clastic sedimentary rock formed from mud that is a mix of flakes of clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolin, Al2 Si2 O5( OH)4) and tiny fragments (silt-sized particles) of other minerals, especiall ..., deposited in a stratified lake. It is situated on a large granite plateau in the NE of Buryatia.Zherikhin, V.V., Mostovski, M.B., Vrsansky, P., Blagoderov, V.A. and Lukashevich, E.D. 1999The unique Lower Cretaceous locality of Baissa and other contemporaneous insect-bearing sites in North and West Transbaikalia ''Proceedings of the First Palaeoentomological Conference, Moscow, 1998''. Bratislava: Amba Projects, pp. 185-192. The formation is known for its numerous compression fossils of many varieties of insect found predominantl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Buryatia Buryatia, officially the Republic of Buryatia (russian: Республика Бурятия, r=Respublika Buryatiya, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə bʊˈrʲætʲɪjə; bua, Буряад Улас, Buryaad Ulas, , mn, Буриад Улс, Buriad Uls), is a republic of Russia located in Siberia. It is the historical native land of indigenous Buryats. Formerly part of the Siberian Federal District, it has been a part of the Russian Far East since 2018. Its capital is the city of Ulan-Ude, which means Red Gateway in Buryat Mongolian. Its area is with a population of 978,588 ( 2021 Census). Geography The republic is located in the south-central region of Siberia along the eastern shore of Lake Baikal. Area: Borders: Internal: Irkutsk Oblast (W/NW/N), Zabaykalsky Krai (NE/E/SE/S), Tuva (W) International: Mongolia ( Bulgan Province, Khövsgöl Province and Selenge Province) (S/SE) *Water: Lake Baikal (N) Highest point: Mount Munku-Sardyk () Rivers Major rivers include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]