Fallacies and fantasies: the theoretical underpinnings of the Coexistence  Approach for palaeoclimate reconstruction

Grimm, Guido W.; Potts, Alastair J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-611-2016

Articles | Volume 12, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-611-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-611-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 3

Review article

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10 Mar 2016

Review article |

| 10 Mar 2016

Fallacies and fantasies: the theoretical underpinnings of the Coexistence Approach for palaeoclimate reconstruction

Guido W. Grimm and Alastair J. Potts

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Final revised paper (published on 10 Mar 2016)
Preprint (discussion started on 18 Dec 2015)

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC C2845: 'Grim and Potts review cp-2015-174 Fallacies and Fantasies: the theoretical underpinnings of the Coexistence Approach for palaeoclimate reconstruction', Anonymous Referee #1, 04 Jan 2016
- AC C2933: 'Response to: anonymous reviewer one (cpd-11-C2845-2016)', Guido Grimm, 15 Jan 2016
RC C2884: 'Review of 'Grim and Potts. Fallacies and Fantasies: the theoretical underpinnings of the Coexistence Approach for palaeoclimate reconstruction'', Anonymous Referee #2, 11 Jan 2016
- AC C2936: 'Response to: anonymous reviewer(s) two (cpd-11-C2884-2016)', Guido Grimm, 15 Jan 2016

Peer-review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (13 Feb 2016) by Joel Guiot

AR by Guido Grimm on behalf of the Authors (18 Feb 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by Editor) (24 Feb 2016) by Joel Guiot

AR by Guido Grimm on behalf of the Authors (25 Feb 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (29 Feb 2016) by Joel Guiot

AR by Guido Grimm on behalf of the Authors (02 Mar 2016)

Short summary

We critically assess, for the first time since its inception in 1997, the theory behind the Coexistence Approach. This method has reconstructed purportedly accurate, often highly precise, palaeoclimates for a wide range of Cenozoic Eurasian localities. We argue that its basic assumptions clash with modern biological and statistical theory and that its modus operandi is fundamentally flawed. We provide guidelines on how to establish robust taxon-based palaeoclimate reconstruction methods.