Kotaneelee Formation
| 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°10′N 123°46′W / 60.17°N 123.77°W |
| Region | WCSB |
| Country | Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Kotaneelee River |
| Named by | C.O. Hage, 1945 |
The Kotaneelee Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Late Cretaceous age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
It takes the name from the Kotaneelee River, and was first described in outcrop in the river valley by C.O. Hage in 1945.