Reptilia - Testudines - Macrobaenidae

Genus name from Yak, giant in Thai ()

Full reference: H. Tong, P. Chanthasit, W. Naksri, P. Ditbanjong, S. Suteethorn, E. Buffetaut, V. Suteethorn, K. Wongko, U. Deesri and J. Claude. 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 13(12):1-18

Parent taxon: Macrobaenidae according to H. Tong et al. 2021

Sister taxa: Anatolemys, Appalachemys, Asiachelys, Asiachelys, Aurorachelys, Batoremys, Changmachelys, Gallica, Hangaiemys, Judithemys, Kirgizemys, Macrobaena, Osteopygis, Oxemys, Undjulemys

Subtaxa: Yakemys multiporcata

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Type: Yakemys multiporcata

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Ban Huai Yang (Jurassic of Thailand)

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