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136 / Recently extinct
Cry Violet
Viola cryana
This violet occupied one small patch of pale limestone before quarrying removed its habitat.
Structured expansion · editorial review pending
- Time range
- Prehistory–about 1930
- Final stage
- 20th century
- Geographic range
- Limestone slopes of Yonne, Burgundy, France
01 / ANSWER FIRST
What was Cry Violet?
This archive records Cry Violet under the scientific name Viola cryana, with an age of Prehistory–about 1930 and a range of Limestone slopes of Yonne, Burgundy, France. This violet occupied one small patch of pale limestone before quarrying removed its habitat.
Viola cryana was a compact plant with smooth, slightly fleshy leaves adapted to exposed limestone. It entered cultivation briefly but left no lasting ex-situ population.
02 / QUICK FACTS
Cry Violet at a glance
- Scientific name
- Viola cryana
- Age
- Prehistory–about 1930
- Last recorded stage
- 20th century
- Known range
- Limestone slopes of Yonne, Burgundy, France
- Broad group
- plant
- Archive era
- Recently extinct
- Habitat signals
- plant communities, soils, water availability and climate
- Documented regions
- Europe
03 / ANATOMY
How was Cry Violet built?
Overall body plan
This violet occupied one small patch of pale limestone before quarrying removed its habitat.
Growth architecture
The available record is interpreted through preserved proportions, attachment surfaces, wear and comparison with related organisms. For Cry Violet, those observations must be separated from features added only for visual reconstruction.
Reproductive structures
Viola cryana was a compact plant with smooth, slightly fleshy leaves adapted to exposed limestone. It entered cultivation briefly but left no lasting ex-situ population.
Growth and individual variation
A single specimen does not define the whole species. Size, maturity, preservation and possible sex differences are considered before anatomical traits are treated as typical of Cry Violet.
04 / DIET & BEHAVIOUR
How did Cry Violet live?
Viola cryana was a compact plant with smooth, slightly fleshy leaves adapted to exposed limestone. It entered cultivation briefly but left no lasting ex-situ population. This ecological reconstruction is strongest where anatomy, associated organisms and the depositional setting point in the same direction.
05 / DIET & BEHAVIOUR
What shaped its ecological limits?
Its populations depended on plant communities, soils, water availability and climate. Changes in any one factor did not necessarily cause immediate extinction, but interacting pressures could reduce range, recruitment and resilience.
06 / RANGE & HABITAT
Where and when did Cry Violet live?
This archive currently lists Prehistory–about 1930; Limestone slopes of Yonne, Burgundy, France. Fossil or historical occurrence data describe where evidence has been found, not every place the taxon once occupied. Species-level age and range limits still require source-specific review.
Documented geographic range
Limestone slopes of Yonne, Burgundy, France. This boundary can change when specimens are reidentified or new localities are published.
Time window
Prehistory–about 1930, with the final recorded stage listed as 20th century. Rock units and dating uncertainty mean the true biological range may extend beyond the known record.
Environmental setting
The archive uses the broad habitat labels plant communities, soils, water availability and climate. These labels help explore related records; a habitat reconstruction requires evidence from individual localities.
07 / FOSSIL EVIDENCE
What evidence supports reconstructions of Cry Violet?
Primary record
Museum sheets, the 1878 description, botanical art and locality records preserve its form.
Comparative anatomy
Preserved structures are compared with close and functionally similar organisms. The method can constrain posture and function, but analogy alone cannot prove colour, behaviour or soft tissue.
Age and locality
Stratigraphy and occurrence records place Cry Violet within Prehistory–about 1930 and Limestone slopes of Yonne, Burgundy, France. Reworked fossils and uncertain provenance are treated cautiously.
Open entity records
Links below connect the archive to available taxonomic and occurrence records. A matching name does not verify every ecological claim, and related-taxon links provide comparison rather than an exact species match.
08 / DISAPPEARANCE & DEBATE
Why did Cry Violet disappear?
Limestone extraction destroyed the only known site, while collecting and an extremely narrow range increased risk.
The last fossil or observation marks the youngest evidence currently known, not necessarily the death of the final individual. Explanations are strongest when timing, environmental change and population biology agree; otherwise the profile preserves uncertainty instead of assigning a single dramatic cause.
09 / FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Cry Violet FAQ
What was Cry Violet?
This archive records Cry Violet under the scientific name Viola cryana, with an age of Prehistory–about 1930. This violet occupied one small patch of pale limestone before quarrying removed its habitat.
When did Cry Violet live?
The current archive range is Prehistory–about 1930; its youngest recorded stage is 20th century.
Where was Cry Violet found?
The archive currently lists Limestone slopes of Yonne, Burgundy, France. Species-level locality assignments and the full geographic range still require source-specific review.
How do scientists know about Cry Violet?
Museum sheets, the 1878 description, botanical art and locality records preserve its form.
04 / SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Check the source record
Use the scientific name to compare taxonomy, occurrence records and the fossil record. Database coverage and classifications may differ.
05 / REVISION HISTORY
How has this record changed?
- Completed an AI-assisted bilingual audit of the archive record, corrected identified issues and clarified evidence limits; independent editorial review is pending.
- Expanded into a structured bilingual profile with anatomy, ecology, range, evidence, debate and FAQs; independent editorial review is pending.
- Verified authoritative entity sources and added three responsive reconstruction sizes.
- Initial bilingual species record published.
06 / CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS