Manassas Sandstone

Manassas Sandstone
Stratigraphic range: Carnian
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofChatham Group
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, shale
Location
Coordinates38°54′N 77°42′W / 38.9°N 77.7°W / 38.9; -77.7
Approximate paleocoordinates13°12′N 22°00′W / 13.2°N 22.0°W / 13.2; -22.0
RegionVirginia
CountryUnited States
Manassas Sandstone (the United States)
Manassas Sandstone (Virginia)

The Manassas Sandstone is a Carnian Stage sandstone geological formation in Virginia, United States.

The Carnian Stage is part of the Triassic System of the Mesozoic.

Fossil theropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.

Bibliography

  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (2004), The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 1–880, ISBN 0-520-24209-2, retrieved 2019-02-21{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
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