Manassas Sandstone
| Manassas Sandstone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Carnian | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Chatham Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, shale |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 38°54′N 77°42′W / 38.9°N 77.7°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 13°12′N 22°00′W / 13.2°N 22.0°W |
| Region | Virginia |
| Country |  United 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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