Dua spesimen ammonoid Pearylandites sp. telah dikenalpasti di Lokaliti QZ480 baru-baru ini. Spesies ini terhad pada usia Anisian Tengah (Trias Tengah) dan biasa ditemui pada Rantau Amerika Utara dan Rantau Boreal. Oleh itu himpunan ammonoid di Semenanjung Malaysia menunjukkan percampuran antara Tethys, Amerika Utara dan Boreal. Antara spesies luar dari Rantau Tethys yang boleh ditemui di kawasan Aring adalah Holandites sp. dan Tetsaoceras sp. Percampuran spesies-spesies ammonoid ini adalah disebabkan kedudukan Semenanjung Malaysia ketika Trias Tengah yang terletak pada bahagian barat Laut Paleo-Tethys yang menjadi laluan utama atau penghijrahan antara Lautan Plaeo-Tethys dan Lautan Panthalassa.
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