Manassas Sandstone
| Manassas Sandstone Stratigraphic range: Carnian Age of the Triassic Period | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Virginia |
| Country | United States |
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 Erathem.
Fossil theropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
References
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
| Triassic Period | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lower/Early Triassic | Middle Triassic | Upper/Late Triassic |
| Induan |Olenekian | Anisian | Ladinian | Carnian | Norian Rhaetian |
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