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''Anatolemys'' is an extinct turtle genus in the family
Macrobaenidae Macrobaenidae is an extinct family of turtles, known from the Early Cretaceous to Paleogene of Laurasia. Their relationships to other turtles and whether they form a monophlyletic group are controversial. They are typically interpreted as stem o ...
. Two species are known, both of which lived in the
Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous (100.5–66 Ma) is the more recent of two epochs into which the Cretaceous Period is divided in the geologic time scale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous Series. The Cretaceous is named after ''cre ...
. Fossils were discovered in the Yalovach Formation of
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, the Kulbikin Member and Khodzhakul and
Bissekty Formation The Bissekty Formation (sometimes referred to as Bissekt) is a formation (geology), geologic formation and Lagerstätte which outcrop, crops out in the Kyzyl Kum desert of Uzbekistan, and dates to the Late Cretaceous Period (geology), Period. Laid ...
s of
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and the
Bostobe Formation The Bostobe Formation () is a geological formation in Qaraghandy & Qyzylorda, Kazakhastan whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous (Santonian to early Campanian stages, approximately 85 Ma). The sandstones and claystones of the formation ...
of
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. With in carapace length, ''Anatolemys maximus'' was one of the three largest macrobaenids along with
Early Cretaceous The Early Cretaceous (geochronology, geochronological name) or the Lower Cretaceous (chronostratigraphy, chronostratigraphic name) is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous. It is usually considered to stretch from 143.1 ...
'' Yakemys multiporcata'' and
Paleocene The Paleocene ( ), or Palaeocene, is a geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 66 to 56 mya (unit), million years ago (mya). It is the first epoch of the Paleogene Period (geology), Period in the modern Cenozoic Era (geology), ...
'' Judithemys backmani''.


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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. Macrobaenidae Prehistoric turtle genera Cretaceous turtles Cenomanian life Turonian life Coniacian life Santonian life Late Cretaceous reptiles of Asia Fossils of Kazakhstan Fossils of Tajikistan Fossils of Uzbekistan Bissekty Formation Fossil taxa described in 1979 {{paleo-turtle-stub