Biostratigraphy interpretation system and method

A computing system for generating a chronostratigraphic chart for a given subsurface, the computing system comprising:

• an interface for receiving biostratigraphic data including taxon names;
• and
• a processor connected to the interface and configured to,
• standardize the taxon names in the biostratigraphic data to obtain standardized taxon names;
• generate species biostratigraphic events from the standardized taxon names by estimating an abundance of each species in the biostratigraphic data with respect to a sample depth;
• assign ages to the species biostratigraphic events;
• and
• generate the chronostratigraphic chart based on the species biostratigraphic events and the assigned ages.

A non-transitory computer readable medium including computer executable instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a processor, implement a method for generating a chronostratigraphic chart for a given subsurface, the medium comprising instructions for:

• receiving biostratigraphic data including taxon names;
• standardizing the taxon names in the biostratigraphic data to obtain standardized taxon names;
• generating species biostratigraphic events from the standardized taxon names by estimating an abundance of each species in the biostratigraphic data with respect to a sample depth;
• assigning ages to the species biostratigraphic events;
• and
• generating the chronostratigraphic chart based on the species biostratigraphic events and the assigned ages.