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 / 38.9; -77.7Coordinates: 38°54′N 77°42′W / 38.9°N 77.7°W / 38.9; -77.7
Approximate paleocoordinates	13°12′N 22°00′W / 13.2°N 22.0°W / 13.2; -22.0
Region	Virginia
Country	United States
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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[]

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
  • List of stratigraphic units with theropod tracks

References[]

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