Possible cheetah femur found

[D.N.FossilmanLithuania]

Dear Guys,

I recently found one near complete femur which is thin and long.

The very similar femur appearance is in cheetah.

I found it in Varena town, Lithuania.

The length of it is 16 cm. 

Any idea what is this?

Best Regards

Domas 

[JarrodB]

That's awesome.

[Harry Pristis]

Compare with this modern cheetah femur:

[D.N.FossilmanLithuania]

Thank you very much!  

Yep, I think it should be correct identification.

Do you agree?

 

[FossilDAWG]

It's hard to compare as none of your photos are oriented the same way as Harry's figure.

 

Don

[Shellseeker]

6 hours ago, D.N.FossilmanLithuania said:

Thank you very much!  

Yep, I think it should be correct identification.

Do you agree?

 

Fantastic find!!! I love predator and a Cheetah in Lithuania is really something to consider. I think the concern is the length -- You indicate 16 cm, while Harry is indicating 25.6 cm for today's African Cheetah. So do you have the femur from a small Cheetah (juvenile, female) or more likely it belongs to another smaller cat.

[D.N.FossilmanLithuania]

Thank you very much for identification!