| Oldman Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Campanian, | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Belly River Group |
| Underlies | Dinosaur Park Formation |
| Overlies | Foremost Formation |
| Thickness | up to 328 feet (100 m)[1] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Mudstone and bentonite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 49°37′41″N 112°53′23″W / 49.62806°N 112.88972°W |
| Region | Western Canada Sedimentary Basin |
| Country |  Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Oldman River |
| Named by | Russell, L.S. and Landes, R.W. |
| Year defined | 1940[2] |
  Oldman Formation (Canada)  Oldman Formation (Alberta) | |
The Oldman Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Late Cretaceous (Campanian stage) age that underlies much of southern Alberta, Canada. It consists primarily of sandstones that were deposited in fluvial channel and floodplain environments. It was named for exposures along the Oldman River between its confluence with the St. Mary River and the city of Lethbridge, and it is known primarily for its dinosaur remains and other fossils.[3]
- ^ Lexicon of Canadian Geological Units. "Oldman Formation". Archived from the original on 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ^ Russell, L.S. and Landes, R.W., 1940. Geology of the southern Alberta Plains; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 221.
- ^ Eberth, D.A. and Hamblin A.P. 1993. Tectonic, stratigraphic, and sedimentologic significance of a regional discontinuity in the upper Judith River Group (Belly River wedge) of southern Alberta, Saskatchewan, and northern Montana. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 30: 174-200.