Reply to comment by D. Aslanian and M. Moulin on ‘A new scheme for the opening of the South Atlantic Ocean and the dissection of an Aptian salt basin’

SUMMARY In their comment, Aslanian & Moulin argue that our model of South Atlantic opening is incompatible with several kinematic and geological constraints as recently evaluated in Moulin et al. They also claim that we have not appropriately referenced their work. We strongly disagree and in addressing their points will argue that our model is compatible with the most important constraints that have been assembled by the many scientists who have worked on the South Atlantic and that instead the interpretation by Moulin et al. suffers from serious flaws.