Volia facts for kids
For the Ukrainian political party with the same name, see Volia (party).
Quick facts for kids VoliaTemporal range: Late Pleistocene - Early Holocene
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Volia
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athollandersoni
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Volia is an extinct genus of mekosuchine crocodylians from Fiji named in 2002. It was around 2–3 metres (7–10 ft) long. Notwithstanding its comparatively small size, it was probably the apex predator of the Pleistocene ecosystems of Fiji.
Fossils of V. athollandersoni, the type and currently only known species, have been found in the Voli-Voli and Wainibuku Caves of Viti Levu Island. The holotype is housed in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. V. athollandersoni and the other large reptiles of Fiji may have been exterminated by human hunting soon after Fiji was colonized by ancient Polynesians.
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