Manassas Sandstone
| Manassas Sandstone Stratigraphic range: Carnian Epoch of the Triassic Period | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Virginia |
| Country | United States |
The Manassas Sandstone is a Carnian Epoch sandstone geological formation in Virginia, United States.
The Carnian Epoch is part of the Triassic Period in the Mesozoic Era.
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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