Reply to Comment by W.‐Y. Chen et al. on "Sedimentary and Tectonic Evolution of the Southern Qiangtang Basin: Implications for the Lhasa–Qiangtang Collision Timing".

Key Points: Early Cretaceous ophiolite, seamount, or oceanic plateau are vaguely defined, and their crystallization ages are poorly constrainedLatest marine deposits across the suture zone are quite younger than the initial collision ageArc‐related magmatic rocks do not necessarily form in a continental arc; paleomagnetic constraints are mutually conflicting [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]