ðə pˈeɪlɪˌoʊtˈɛθiz ˈoʊʃən bɪɡˈæn tə fˈɔːɹm wɛn bˈækˈɑːɹk spɹˈɛdɪŋ sˈɛpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən hjˈuːnɪk tˈɛɹeɪnz fɹʌm ɡəndwˈɑːnə ɪnðə lˈeɪt ˌɔːɹdəvˈɪʃən, tə bɪɡˈɪn mˈuːvɪŋ təwˈɔːɹd jˌuːɹɐmˈɛɹɪkə ˈɔːlsoʊ nˈoʊn æz ðɪ ˈoʊld ɹˈɛd sˈændstoʊn kˈɑːntɪnənt ɪnðə nˈɔːɹθ.
The Paleo-Tethys Ocean began to form when back-arc spreading separated the European Hunic terranes from Gondwana in the late Ordovician, to begin moving toward Euramerica (also known as the Old Red Sandstone Continent) in the north.