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

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).[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.

See also

• Earth sciences portal
• Oregon portal
• Paleontology portal

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