170118 20260318155255.0 doi 10.1016/j.cretres.2025.106274 sideral 148660 ART-2025-148660 eng Aurell, Marcos Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-2430-7424 Reply to comment made by Suarez-Gonzalez et al. on “Latest Jurassic-Early Cretaceous synrift evolution of the Torrelapaja Subbasin (Cameros Basin): Implications for Northeast Iberia palaeogeography” by Aurell et al. (Cretaceous Research 128 (2021) 104997) 2025 Aurell et al. (2021) documented the Tithonian-Albian evolution of the Torrelapaja Subbasin (Cameros Basin, Spain) by defining three synrift sequences (SS), and highlighting new paleogeographic implications for northeast Iberia. The comment by Suarez-Gonzalez et al. (2025) expresses concern that our work challenges several established assumptions and interpretations by their research group. This Reply systematically addresses the three main points of scientific controversy raised in that comment: (1) The correlation between the Torrelapaja Formation (SS-2) and the Enciso Group of the Hauterivian-Barremian, further supported by recent cyclostratigraphic results that contradict the traditionally accepted Aptian age; (2) The mid-Albian age of the oyster-rich beds of the Torrelapaja Subbbasin (SS-3) and its assignment to the Escucha Formation, an interpretation consistent with regional stratigraphic and structural data; (3) The only northern source to explain the marine incursions in the Torrelapaja Subbasin, which best fits the facies distribution observed in the northern marginal zones of the Maestrazgo Basin during the Aptian-Albian. In particular, we show that the alternative proposal of a seaway connecting the Cameros and Maestrazgo basins during the early Aptian emphasized in Suarez-Gonzalez et al. (2025) is not supported by the available data. Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/AEI/RYC2023-044333-I info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/E18 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/E32-23R nfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/JDC2022-048348-I info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/PID2021-122612OB-I00 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/PID2023-148949NB-I00 info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess All rights reserved http://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Bádenas, Beatriz Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-1112-524X Castanera, Diego Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-3950-1630 Gasca, José M. Canudo, José I. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-1732-9155 Laita, Elisa (orcid)0000-0002-1954-6180 Liesa, Carlos L. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-9130-117X 2000 655 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ciencias de la Tierra Área Paleontología 2000 280 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ciencias de la Tierra Área Estratigrafía 2000 428 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ciencias de la Tierra Área Geodinámica Interna 181 (2025), 106274 [6 pp.] Cretac. res. Cretaceous Research 0195-6671 359821 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/170118/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint info:eu-repo/date/embargoEnd/2027-12-15 1473903 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/170118/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint info:eu-repo/date/embargoEnd/2027-12-15 oai:zaguan.unizar.es:170118 articulos driver 2026-03-18-13:52:40 ARTICLE