A stratigraphic summary
chart on which geologic time is plotted as the vertical scale, and distance
across the area of interest as the horizontal scale, and on which a variety
of stratigraphic information is brought together (Mitchum, 1977). These are also called Wheeler diagrams after the geologist who initially
formalized this time-stratigraphy concept in 1958, display both the horizontal
distribution of the component sedimentary layers of a sequence but also
the significant hiatuses in sedimentation.
References
Mitchum Jr., R.M., 1977, Seismic stratigraphy and global changes of sea level. Part 11: glossary of terms used in seismic stratigraphy. In: Payton, C.E. (Ed.), Seismic Stratigraphy––Applications to Hydrocarbon Exploration, vol. 26. A.A.P.G. Memoir, pp. 205–212.
Wheeler, H.E. 1958, Time stratigraphy. American Association of Petroleum
Geologists, Bulletin, v. 42, p. 1047-1063
