ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli dɛvˈoʊniən, ðɪ ˈiːstɚn pˈɑːɹt ʌv pˈeɪlɪˌoʊtˈɛθiz ˈoʊpənd ˈʌp, wˌɛn ðɪ ˌeɪʒɪˈæɾɪk hjˈuːnɪk tˈɛɹeɪnz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə nˈɔːɹθ ænd sˈaʊθ tʃˈaɪnə mˌaɪkɹoʊkˈɑːntɪnənts, mˈuːvd nˈɔːɹθwɚd.
In the Early Devonian, the eastern part of Paleo-Tethys opened up, when the Asiatic Hunic terranes, including the North and South China microcontinents, moved northward.