At the early stage of Late Paleozoic, the Paleo-Asian Ocean, paleo Atlantic and paleo-Tethys were formed by sea-floor spreading, the main plates were also formed at the same time.

• 晚白垩世中期喜马拉雅-印度地块快速北移，新特提斯洋宽度快速缩小，到第三纪晚期消亡，从而结束了特提斯构造域演化历史。