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Volia

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Volia was named by Molnar et al. (2002). It is not extant. Its type is Volia athollandersoni.

It was assigned to Mekosuchini by Molnar et al. (2002).

Species
V. athollandersoni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Volia Molnar et al. p. 613

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
SuchiaKrebs 1974
Paracrocodylomorpha
Loricata(Merrem 1820)
Crocodylomorpha()
Solidocrania
suborderCrocodyliformes
MesoeucrocodyliaWhetstone and Whybrow 1983
NeosuchiaClark 1988
suborderEusuchiaHuxley 1875
Crocodylia(Owen 1842)
LongirostresCuvier
Crocodyloidea(Deraniyagala 1939)
Mekosuchinae()
tribeMekosuchini
genusVolia

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Volia Molnar et al. 2002
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Volia athollandersoni Molnar et al. 2002
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoreg
Diet 2: piscivoreg
Comments: "may have preyed upon the large birds and iguanids found [in the Fijian Islands]... or, alternatively, on fish"g
Created: 2009-11-23 13:40:08
Modified: 2009-11-23 15:40:08
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009, Molnar et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Fiji V. athollandersoni (26129)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Fiji V. athollandersoni (27077)