Kotaneelee Formation
The Kotaneelee Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Late Cretaceous age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
| Kotaneelee Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Wapiti Group |
| Overlies | Dunvegan Formation |
| Thickness | up to 305 metres (1,000 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale, sandstone |
| Other | Conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 60.17°N 123.77°W |
| Region | WCSB |
| Country | Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Kotaneelee River |
| Named by | C.O. Hage, 1945 |
It takes the name from the Kotaneelee River, and was first described in outcrop in the river valley by C.O. Hage in 1945.
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