Juntura Formation

Juntura Formation
Juntura Formation
Stratigraphic range: Neogene
Type	Geological formation
Location
Region	Oregon
Country	United States

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

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.
Epicyon	E. saevus	Black Butte.^[1]	UOMNH F-42501.^[1]	A borophagine dog.

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.

Mammals