Reply to the comment on “Mudflat/distal fan and shallow lake sedimentationud(upper Vallesian–Turolian) in the Tianshui Basin, Central China: Evidence against theudlate Miocene eolian loess” by A.M. Alonso-Zarza, Z. Zhao, C.H. Song, J.J. Li, J. Zhang,udA. Martín-Pérez, R. Martín-García, X.X. Wang, Y. Zhang and M.H. Zhang

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Guo's et al. comments on our paper (Z.T. Guo, J.Y, Ge, G.Q. Xiao, Q.Z. Hao, H.B. Wu, T. Zhan, L. Liu, L. Qin, F.M.udZeng, B.Y. Yuan, Comment on “Mudflat/distal fan and shallow lake sedimentation (upper Vallesian–Turolian)udin the Tianshui Basin, Central China: Evidence against the late Miocene eolian loess” by A.M. Alonso-Zarza, Z.udZhao, C.H. Song, J.J. Li, J. Zhang, A. Martín-Pérez, R. Martín-García, X.X. Wang, Y. Zhang and M.H. Zhangud[Sedimentary Geology 222 (2009) 42–51], Sedimentary Geology, 2010-this issue) mostly stress theirudprevious data and their model of configuration and evolution of the study area; it is not a real discussion of theudsedimentological features we describe. In this reply we will discuss some of the key features of the basinudconfiguration, correlations and sedimentology of the Tinshui basin. Our work has followed the commonudprocedures used in stratigraphy and sedimentology and so we can confirm our interpretation on basinudconfiguration and correlations. In all cases we have taken into account previous papers, including those ofudGuo's group. In addition the sedimentological model we proposed is new due to the lack of previousudsedimentological studies, including facies analysis and petrography, in the studied area. Our model of audcontinental alluvial-lacustrine basin fits well with other well-known examples over the world and explainsudclearly the lateral facies transitions across the basin. It is not the aim of this reply to discuss all the previousudpapers by Guo's group, but to reply to their main comments on our paper.ud© 2010