1. StrataPlot, a Graphic Correlation Tool for Biostratigraphic Analysis Emil Platon Research Assistant Professor Energy & Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

2. This talk  Basic introduction to Biostratigraphy  Graphic correlation method  StrataPlot specifications  StrataPlot demonstration

3. Biostratigraphy  Biostratigraphy is the science of dating rocks by using the fossils contained within them.  Index Fossil - short life span - broad geographic distribution - common - easy to identify http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biostratigraphy

4. Biostratigraphy - Geologic Time http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.html

5.  Macrofossils Ammonites (cephalopods) very good index fossil Microfossils Foraminifera (single-celled protists) Planktonic species - good index fossils Biostratigraphy - Fossils http://paleodirect.com/ammonites.htm

6. Biostratigraphy - Biozonation Interval Zone a b c After M. Caron, 1979 Time "sp. a I.Z." "sp. b I.Z." "sp. c I.Z." Total Range Zone f e d"sp. d T.R.Z." "sp. e I.Z." "sp. f T.R.Z." g h i "sp. h P.R.Z." "sp. g T.R.Z." "sp. i I.Z." Partial Range Zone

7. Biostratigraphy - Biozonation M.A. 88 90 Turonian Coniacian Cenomanian AmmoniteForaminifera After M. Caron, 1979 Subprion. neptuni Romanic. deveriai Selwynoc. woolgari Romanic. oraniss. Mammi. nodosoides Inoc. labiatus Marg. schneegansi P. helvetica W. archaeocretacea PRZ TRZ Dic. concavata PRZ R. cushmani Dic. primitiva Marg. coronata P. helvetica IZ TRZ PRZ R. cushmani MESOGEANBOREAL

8. Biostratigraphy - Graphic Correlation  Uses any event that can be tied to the absolute time. –First and last stratigraphic occurrences of taxa (e.g., 1st appearance of P. helvetica in the geologic) –First abundant occurrence of some taxa –Magnetic reversals. –etc.

9. Graphic Correlation - Composite Standard

10. Graphic Correlation

11. StrataPlot - Specifications  Standalone Windows application  GUI + Database  Installation: –Application –Data Base –Borland Builder Data Base Engine

12. StrataPlot - Database Paleo 24 Oracle StrataPlot DB Paradox  Research localities studied by AMOCO exploration and later donated to EGI by British Petroleum

13. StrataPlot - Public Database  Public Data: –More than 2000 public localities –More than 700 interpreted localities  Six Composite Standards  Time Scale Recalibration –Mesozoic and Cenozoic - Gracianski et al. (1998) –Paleozoic - Gradstein et al. (2004)

14. Locality - Composite Standard

15. Specifications - Data Loading

18. Specifications - Graphing

19. Specifications - Section Data

20. Specifications - Graphing

21. Specs. - Save Interpretation

24. Specifications - Taxon Age

25. Specifications - Distribution Charts

26. Specifications - Graph Editing

27. Specifications - Section Age

28. StrataPlot - Current Status  Beta Testing  Dr. Thomas D. Demchuck - ConocoPhillips - USA  Dr. Peter P. McLaughlin - Delaware Geological Survey - USA  Dr. Matthew Wakefield BG Group - UK  Dr. Peter Griggs - BHPBillton - USA  Dr. Jason Crux - BHPBillton - USA  Dr. Vladimir Davydov - Boise State University - USA  Dr. Ned Covas - Nobel Energy Inc. - USA  Dr. Miroslav Bubik - National Geological Survey - Czeck Republic  Dr. Baraboshkin Evgenij Jurievich - Moskow State Univeristy - Russia  Dr. William N. Krebs - Petronas - Malayesia  Dr. Jeffrey A. Stein - Consulting Palynologist -USA  Dr. Richard Howe - Shell - USA*  Dr. Anthony Gary - University of Utah - USA  Dr. Sudeep Kanungo - University of Utah - USA  Dr. Armando Cunha - Petrobras - Brazil

29. StrataPlot - Current Status Emil PLATON eplaton@egi.utah.edu 801-585-7013  More beta testing needed

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