New Evidence of MIS 3 Relative Sea Level Changes from the Messina Strait, Calabria (Italy)
, Lucio Calcagnile 2, Luigi Ferranti 3, Giuseppe Mastronuzzi 4, Carmelo Monaco 5,6,7, Paolo Orrù 8, Gianluca Quarta 2, Fabrizio Pepe 9, Giovanni Scardino 4, Giovanni Scicchitano 4, Paolo Stocchi 10 and Marco Taviani 11,12,13
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
The article represents an interesting sedimentological paper regarding analysis and interpretation of Marine and coastal sediment outcrops from MIS 3. The introduction is sufficient, methods were properly described and results were interestingly presented. Althouth the article structure is clear and easy to follow, I have noticed some minor weaknesses noted below. In addition, because the article aims to be published as original research article, I encourage the authors to clearly state the research objectives and refer to them in the discussion or conclusion. Until now they are hard to find.
Specific comments:
line 241: typo error
line 245: Why you did not provide stratigraphic sections for the Cannitello 2 site?
lines 320-326: English editing corrections needed (for example lines 320-326)
lines 332, 348: Editing issues
line 405: typo error
lines 423-425: It would be advisable to provide a wider perspective on a coastal terrain. How do you assess the nature of fluvial/alluvial lithofacies? Were they the result of meandering or maybe anastomosing river? Consider some recent references regarding similar issues:
- 10.1016/j.quaint.2017.09.042
- 10.1016/j.quaint.2014.03.024
- 10.15372/RGG2019056
I would like to see this paper published after considering the comments mentioned above
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Reviewer 3 Report
This is a very interesting, well written and comprehensive manuscript of outmost importance for the understanding of the enigmatic MIS3 period.
The ms provides a very useful discussion on previous research in the Mediterranean and elsewhere. Subsequently, it describes new fossiliferous marine deposits of Cannitello (Calabria, Italy) located at 28 and 30 meters above sea level. Radiocarbon ages of marine shells indicate that these deposits formed during MIS 3.1. Elevation correction of the Cannitello outcrops with the local vertical tectonic rate and Glacial Isostatic Adjustment (GIA) provides strong arguments supporting revision of the eustatic depth for this highstand.
The authors have managed to extensively exploit and take advantage of the existing and most recent literature, they have done a very detailed field survey and analytical research on the marine deposits of Cannitello, they used advanced GIA models to estimate the sealevel during MIS3 and finally, they have combined all data and observations to draw sound conclusions leading to improvement of our understanding and knowledge on the sealevel fluctuation during MIS3.
I strongly support publication of this work after very minor corrections, mostly typing mistakes.
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