Kotaneelee Formation

Kotaneelee Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesWapiti Group
OverliesDunvegan Formation
Thicknessup to 305 metres (1,000 ft)[1]
Lithology
PrimaryShale, sandstone
OtherConglomerate
Location
Coordinates60°10′N 123°46′W / 60.17°N 123.77°W / 60.17; -123.77 (Kotaneelee Formation)
RegionWCSB
Country Canada
Type section
Named forKotaneelee River
Named byC.O. Hage, 1945

The Kotaneelee Formation is a stratigraphical 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.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference lexicon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Hage, C.O., 1945. Geological reconnaissance along the lower Liard River, British Columbia, Yukon and Northwest Territories. Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 45-22.