Battle Formation
| Battle Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Edmonton Group |
| Sub-units | Kneehills Tuff |
| Underlies | Scollard Formation |
| Overlies | Whitemud Formation, Wapiti Formation |
| Thickness | 14 metres (46 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Mudstone, clay |
| Other | Siltstone, sandstone |
| Location | |
| Region | Alberta |
| Country | Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named by | G.M. Furnival, 1955 |
The Battle Formation is a geologic formation of Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) age in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. It is present throughout much of the central Alberta plains, where it is an important stratigraphic marker in the nonmarine Upper Cretaceous sequence. It was formally named by G.M. Furnival in 1942 and given formation status by E.J.W. Irish in 1970.