| Valle de Ángeles Redbeds | |
| Type: | Geological formation |
| Age: | Late Albian-Early Cenomanian ~ |
| Period: | Cenomanian |
| Prilithology: | Sandstone, claystone |
| Otherlithology: | Conglomerate |
| Namedfor: | Valle de Ángeles |
| Region: | Ocotepeque Department |
| Coordinates: | 14.43°N -88.95°W |
| Unitof: | Valle de Ángeles Group |
| Underlies: | Guanaco Formation |
| Thickness: | 450m (1,480feet) |
The Valle de Ángeles Redbeds (Kva) is a Late Albian to Early Cenomanian geologic formation of the in western Honduras. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.[1]
The Valle de Angeles Formation comprises claystones, sandstones and quartz- and shale-rich conglomerates.[2] The formation has a thickness of 450m (1,480feet) and dates to the Late Albian to Early Cenomanian. The formation is overlain by the Guanaco Formation.[3]