Juntura Formation
The Juntura Formation is a geologic formation in Oregon. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.
| Juntura Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Neogene | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Region |  Oregon |
| Country |  United States |
Fossil content
Carnivorans
| Carnivorans reported from the Juntura Formation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Borophagina | Indeterminate | Kingsbury Gulch & Black Butte.[1] | Distal left humerus fragment (UOMNH F-5514) & partial tooth (UOMNH F-5651).[1] | Possibly assignable to Epicyon or Borophagus littoralis, but too fragmentary to be certain.[1] | |
| Borophagini | Indeterminate | Kingsbury Gulch & Black Butte.[1] | Many isolated teeth.[1] | Fragmentary teeth unidentified below tribe level.[1] | |
| Caninae | Indeterminate | Black Butte.[1] | UOMNH F-5862 (teeth).[1] | Formerly assigned to Vulpes but cannot be confidently identified below subfamily level.[1] | |
| Carpocyon | C. sp. | Black Butte.[1] | UOMNH F-5938 (partial skeleton).[1] | A borophagine dog. |  |
| Epicyon | E. haydeni | Kingsbury Gulch & Black Butte.[1] | UOMNH F-5607 & F-6005.[1] | A borophagine dog. |  |
| E. saevus | Black Butte.[1] | UOMNH F-42501.[1] | A borophagine dog. | ||
Eulipotyphlans
| Eulipotyphlans reported from the Juntura Formation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Anouroneomys | A. minimus | "UO localities 2500 (Black Butte) and 2337".[2] | A shrew. | ||
References
- ORCUTT, JOHN D.; HOPKINS, SAMANTHA S. B. (2011). "The Canid Fauna of the Juntura Formation (Late Clarendonian), Oregon". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31 (3): 700–706. Bibcode:2011JVPal..31..700O. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.558147. ISSN 0272-4634. JSTOR 25835860. S2CID 84506868.
- Bown, Thomas (1980-01-01). "The Fossil Insectivora of Lemoyne Quarry (Ash Hollow Formation, Hemphillian), Keith County, Nebraska". Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences and Affiliated Societies.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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