Thank you for submitting your manuscript entitled "A new age model for the Pliocene of the Southern North Sea Basin: evidence for asynchronous shifts of marine and terrestrial climate” [Paper #cp-2019-39] to Climate of the Past. I have received an assessment of the two reviewers, as well as your response to the reviewers concerns.

In summary I consent with the reviewers suggest major revision based on following major issues:

1. The paper need to be more focused on the new age model in particular in the discussions and conclusion.
2. The paleoenvironmental information from Poederlee and Lillo Formation should be considered in the revision.
3. The influence of the NAC on the North Sea should be reevaluated
4. Figures need to revised according to the reviewers remarks.

The feedback provided in the reviewer assessments of your manuscript is important and should be taken into account as you complete your revision. Please include a marked-up manuscript version showing the changes made in your revision. I encourage you to submit a suitably revised version of your manuscript by January, 7, 2020.

Sincerely,
Arne Winguth
Editor

I am pleased to let you know that the manuscript is now acceptable for publication.