Valle de Ángeles Group
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The Valle de Ángeles Group is a geologic group in Honduras. It preserves fossils such as ornithopod and iguanodontid dinosaurs dating back to the Late Albian to Early Turonian stages of the Cretaceous period.[1]
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Valle de Ángeles Group | |
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Stratigraphic range: Late Albian-Early Turonian | |
Type | Group |
Sub-units | Esquias Formation, Valle de Angeles Redbeds |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone, claystone |
Other | Conglomerate |
Location | |
Coordinates | 14.7°N 87.5°W / 14.7; -87.5 |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 14.7°N 69.3°W / 14.7; -69.3 |
Region | Ocotepeque & Comayagua Departments |
Country | Honduras |
Type section | |
Named for | Valle de Ángeles |
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