page_title: Patriofelis
section_title: Gallery
hierarchical_section_title: Patriofelis / Gallery
caption_attribution_description: Patriofelis
context_page_description: Patriofelis was a large, cat-like oxyaenid of middle Eocene, some 45 million years ago in North America. It was around 1.2 to 1.8 metres long, not including the tail, and weighed about 40–90 kg, making it around the same size as a modern cougar. It had short legs with broad feet, suggesting that it may have been a poor runner, but a quite good swimmer. As its close relative Oxyaena was a reasonably good climber, it is possible Patriofelis could climb as well. It is found in particular in the Bridger Basin of southwestern Wyoming and at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, in the U.S. state of Oregon.
caption: Restoration by Charles R. Knight
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