Interactive comment on “Aptian-Albian clumped isotopes from northwest China: Cool temperatures, variable atmospheric pCO2 and regional shifts in hydrologic cycle” by Dustin T. Harper et al

First, the authors of the manuscript entitled “Aptian-Albian clumped isotopes from northwest China: Cool temperatures, variable atmospheric pCO2 and regional shifts in hydrologic cycle” would like to thank the three reviewers for providing focused critical evaluations of our work. Below, we directly address the reviewer’s comments and include the original reviewer commentary. Original reviewer comments are labeled C1