Yakemys

Yak-em-iss.
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Maeve Foster

Paleoclimatologist

Maeve Foster explores the Earth's climatic past to understand the forces that shaped life on our planet. Her research into ancient climate events provides valuable context for current environmental challenges.

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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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