Juntura Formation Explained

The Juntura Formation is a geologic formation in Oregon. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.

Fossil content

Mammals

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).	Possibly assignable to Epicyon or Borophagus littoralis, but too fragmentary to be certain.
Borophagini	Indeterminate	Kingsbury Gulch & Black Butte.	Many isolated teeth.	Fragmentary teeth unidentified below tribe level.
Caninae	Indeterminate	Black Butte.	UOMNH F-5862 (teeth).	Formerly assigned to Vulpes but cannot be confidently identified below subfamily level.
Carpocyon	C. sp.	Black Butte.	UOMNH F-5938 (partial skeleton).	A borophagine dog.
Epicyon	E. haydeni	Kingsbury Gulch & Black Butte.	UOMNH F-5607 & F-6005.	A borophagine dog.
	E. saevus	Black Butte.	UOMNH F-42501.	A borophagine dog.

Eulipotyphlans

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Oregon
• Paleontology in Oregon

References

• Web site: Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). 17 December 2021.

Notes and References

1. ORCUTT . JOHN D. . HOPKINS . SAMANTHA S. B. . The Canid Fauna of the Juntura Formation (Late Clarendonian), Oregon . 2011 . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 31 . 3 . 700–706 . 10.1080/02724634.2011.558147 . 25835860 . 2011JVPal..31..700O . 84506868 . 0272-4634.
2. 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.