ɪnðə pɹˈɑːsɛs, ðə plˈeɪt ˌʌndɚ ðə ɹˈeɪk ˈoʊʃən bᵻtwˌiːn jˌuːɹɐmˈɛɹɪkə ænd ðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən hjˈuːnɪk tˈɛɹeɪnz sˈʌbdʌktᵻd ænd ɹˈɪfts ɪn ðɪs plˈeɪt ɹɪzˈʌltᵻd ɪnðə fɔːɹmˈeɪʃən əvə smˈɔːl ɹˌɛnhɚsˈɪniən ˈoʊʃən wˌɪtʃ lˈæstᵻd ʌntˈɪl lˈeɪt kˌɑːɹbənˈɪfɚɹəs tˈaɪm.
In the process, the plate under the Rheic Ocean between Euramerica and the European Hunic terranes subducted and rifts in this plate resulted in the formation of a small Rhenhercynian Ocean which lasted until Late Carboniferous time.