Manassas Sandstone
The Manassas Sandstone is a Carnian Stage sandstone geological formation in Virginia, United States.
| Manassas Sandstone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Carnian | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Chatham Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, shale |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 38.9°N 77.7°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 13.2°N 22.0°W |
| Region | Virginia |
| Country |  United States |
  Manassas Sandstone (the United States)  Manassas Sandstone (Virginia) | |
The Carnian Stage is part of the Triassic System of the Mesozoic.
Fossil theropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1]
References
- Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2
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