We disagree with the comments postulated by Zaghbib-Turki et al. (Arabian Journal of Geosciences 13(13): 1–9, 2020) because they are based on selective bibliography and outdated data not complying with common standards and include quite unconvincing interpretations. There is no matching of microfacies and scanning electronic microscope plates provided by Zaghbib-Turki et al. (2020) to the illustrated Rhorfa section. These authors have made diagnostic confusions and failed to identify morphological features of planktic foraminifera in thin sections. They consider that formation has the same age through space, neglecting the tectonic control on paleotopography. Consequently, the thickness could vary laterally over the basin and formations would be diachronous. These authors have illustrated planktic foraminifera distribution and biological event charts established through capitalization of their results by depositionally continuous section. They underestimate the autocyclic controls, including the sea-level fluctuations and horst-like architecture which leads to marine condensed sedimentation. In this case, it’s not easy to identify index taxa according to the reference zonal scheme; indeed, it is expected to find amalgamated zones of taxa.

我们不同意 Zaghbib-Turki 等人假设的评论。（阿拉伯地球科学杂志13(13): 1–9, 2020)，因为它们基于选择性参考书目和不符合通用标准的过时数据，并且包括相当不令人信服的解释。Zaghbib-Turki 等人提供的微相和扫描电子显微镜板没有匹配。(2020) 到图示的 Rhorfa 部分。这些作者造成了诊断上的混淆，未能在薄片中识别浮游有孔虫的形态特征。他们认为地层在空间中具有相同的年龄，而忽略了古地形的构造控制。因此，盆地上的厚度可能会发生横向变化，并且地层将是历时的。这些作者已经说明了浮游有孔虫分布和生物事件图表，这些图表是通过沉积连续剖面将其结果资本化而建立的。他们低估了自循环控制，包括导致海洋凝结沉积的海平面波动和类似地垒的结构。在这种情况下，根据参考分区方案识别索引类群并不容易；事实上，预计会发现分类群的混合区。