Eofelis fossil map
Where fossils of Eofelis have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 30 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 30 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 37.71–23.04 million years ago (Priabonian to Chattian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Family | Nimravidae |
| Named by | Kretzoi 1938 |
| Fossil records | 14 occurrences at 5 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | France, Mongolia, Spain |
| Rock formations | Quercy Phosphorites, txn:41036, Ergilin Dzo |
About Eofelis
Eofelis is an extinct genus of small nimravid (false saber-toothed cats). They were catlike creatures that evolved in parallel with true cats but are not a part of the true cat lineage and have left no living descendants. The genus was first described in 1938 by Miklos Kretzoi.
Fossils have been found in the phosphorites of Quercy, France. It was recently determined that there were two distinct species of Eofelis from old collections, E. edwardsii being the most abundant.
E. giganteus was very large, almost twice the size of E. edwardsii.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eofelis (revision 1361471521), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q5381662.
