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Manassas Sandstone

Coordinates: 38°54′N 77°42′W / 38.9°N 77.7°W / 38.9; -77.7
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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
Country United States
Manassas Sandstone is located in the United States
Manassas Sandstone
Manassas Sandstone (the United States)
Manassas Sandstone is located in Virginia
Manassas Sandstone
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]

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References

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

Bibliography

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  • 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