Juntura Formation

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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.

Contents

Fossil content

Mammals

Carnivorans

Carnivorans reported from the Juntura Formation
GenusSpeciesPresenceMaterialNotesImages
Borophagina IndeterminateKingsbury 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 IndeterminateKingsbury 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.
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Epicyon E. haydeniKingsbury Gulch & Black Butte. [1] UOMNH F-5607 & F-6005. [1] A borophagine dog.
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E. saevus Black Butte. [1] UOMNH F-42501. [1] A borophagine dog.

Eulipotyphlans

Eulipotyphlans reported from the Juntura Formation
GenusSpeciesPresenceMaterialNotesImages
Anouroneomys A. minimus"UO localities 2500 (Black Butte) and 2337". [2] A shrew.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 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.
  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.


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