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)

Aurell, Marcos (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Bádenas, Beatriz (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Castanera, Diego (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Gasca, José M. ; Canudo, José I. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Laita, Elisa ; Liesa, Carlos L. (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: 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.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2025.106274

Año: 2025

Publicado en: Cretaceous Research 181 (2025), 106274 [6 pp.]
ISSN: 0195-6671

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Tipo y forma: Article (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Área Paleontología (Dpto. Ciencias de la Tierra)
Área (Departamento): Área Estratigrafía (Dpto. Ciencias de la Tierra)
Área (Departamento): Área Geodinámica Interna (Dpto. Ciencias de la Tierra)