Confusingly, the Neo-Tethys is sometimes defined as the ocean south of a hypothesised mid-ocean ridge separating Greater India from Asia, in which case the ocean between Cimmeria and this hypothesised ridge is called the Meso-Tethys, i.e.
Confusingly, the Neo-Tethys can be defined as the southern ocean delimited by a supposed mid-ocean ridge separating Greater India from Asia. In such a context, the ocean situated between Cimmeria and this hypothetical ridge is called the Meso-Tethys, i.e.