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 ImagesBorophaginaIndeterminateKingsbury Gulch & Black Butte.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.BorophaginiIndeterminateKingsbury Gulch & Black Butte.Many isolated teeth.Fragmentary teeth unidentified below tribe level.CaninaeIndeterminateBlack Butte.UOMNH F-5862 (teeth).Formerly assigned to Vulpes but cannot be confidently identified below subfamily level.CarpocyonC. sp.Black Butte.UOMNH F-5938 (partial skeleton).A borophagine dog.EpicyonE. haydeniKingsbury Gulch & Black Butte.UOMNH F-5607 & F-6005.A borophagine dog.E. saevusBlack Butte.UOMNH F-42501.A borophagine dog.
Eulipotyphlans Eulipotyphlans reported from the Juntura Formation Genus Species Presence Material Notes Images AnouroneomysA. minimus "UO localities 2500 (Black Butte) and 2337". A shrew.
See also
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Oregon Paleontology in Oregon
References