Sentinel Butte Formation Explained

Sentinel Butte Formation
Type:Formation
Age:Thanetian
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Period:Thanetian
Region:North Dakota
Unitof:Fort Union Formation
Underlies:Golden Valley Formation
Overlies:Bullion Creek Formation

The Sentinel Butte Formation is a geologic formation of Paleocene age in the Williston Basin of western North Dakota.[1] It preserves significant assemblages of non-marine plant and animal fossils.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bluemle. John P. 1988. Generalized Bedrock Geological Map of North Dakota. North Dakota Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Map 28. 2017-02-03.