Yakemys

Yak-em-iss.
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Name

Yakemys ‭(‬giant shell‭)‬.

Phonetic

Yak-em-iss.

Named By

Haiyan Tong,‭ ‬Phornphen Chanthasit,‭ ‬Wilailuck Naksri,‭ ‬Pitaksit Ditbanjong,‭ ‬Suravech Suteethorn,‭ ‬Eric Buffetaut,‭ ‬Varavudh Suteethorn,‭ ‬Kamonlak Wongko,‭ ‬Uthumporn Deesri‭ & ‬Julien Claude‭ ‬-‭ ‬2021.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Testudinata,‭ ‬Macrobaenidae.

Diet

Uncertain/Herbivore‭?

Species

Y.‭ ‬multiporcata‭

Size

Carapace length of holotype individual estimated at about‭ ‬70‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Thailand‭ ‬-‭ ‬Phu Kradung Formation.

Time Period

Valanginian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial carapace‭ (‬shell‭) ‬fragments.

In Depth

       Yakemys is a genus of macrobaenid Turtle that lived in South East Asia during the very early Cretaceous.‭

Further reading

-‭ ‬Yakemys multiporcata n.‭ ‬g.‭ ‬n.‭ ‬sp.,‭ ‬a Large Macrobaenid Turtle from the Basal Cretaceous of Thailand,‭ ‬with a Review of the Turtle Fauna from the Phu Kradung Formation and Its Stratigraphical Implications.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Diversity.‭ ‬13‭ (‬12‭)‬:‭ ‬630.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Haiyan Tong,‭ ‬Phornphen Chanthasit,‭ ‬Wilailuck Naksri,‭ ‬Pitaksit Ditbanjong,‭ ‬Suravech Suteethorn,‭ ‬Eric Buffetaut,‭ ‬Varavudh Suteethorn,‭ ‬Kamonlak Wongko,‭ ‬Uthumporn Deesri‭ & ‬Julien Claude‭ ‬-‭ ‬2021.

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