Anatolemys Explained

Anatolemys is an extinct turtle genus in the family Macrobaenidae. Two species are known, both of which lived in the Late Cretaceous. Fossils were discovered in the Yalovach Formation of Tajikistan, the Kulbikin Member and Khodzhakul and Bissekty Formations of Uzbekistan and the Bostobe Formation of Kazakhstan.^[1] With in carapace length, Anatolemys maximus was one of the three largest macrobaenids along with Early Cretaceous Yakemys multiporcata and Paleocene Judithemys backmani.^[2]

Further reading

• Brinkman, Donald B.; Nessov, L. A.; Peng, Jiang-Hua. Khunnuchelys gen.nov., a new trionychid (Testudines: Trionychidae) from the Late Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia and Uzbekistan. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences October 1993.
• Vitek, Natasha S.; Danilov, Igor G.. Soft-shelled turtles (Trionychidae) from the Cenomanian of Uzbekistan. Cretaceous Research May 2014.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Anatolemys. The Paleobiology Database.
2. Tong. Haiyan. Chanthasit. Phornphen. Naksri. Wilailuck. Ditbanjong. Pitaksit. Suteethorn. Suravech. Buffetaut. Eric. Suteethorn. Varavudh. Wongko. Kamonlak. Deesri. Uthumporn. Claude. Julien. November 2021. 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. en. 13. 12. 1–18. 10.3390/d13120630. free.