| 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.
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
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o 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.
- ^ 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.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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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.
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
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o 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.
- ^ 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.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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