Sentinel Butte Formation

Sentinel Butte Formation
Stratigraphic range: Thanetian
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Bentonite (Big Blue Bentonite) in the Sentinel Butte Formation (North Dakota)
TypeFormation
Unit ofFort Union Formation
UnderliesGolden Valley Formation
OverliesBullion Creek Formation
Location
RegionNorth Dakota
CountryUnited States

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