| Altanius Temporal range:
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| lower jaw of Altanius orlovi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| (unranked): | Euprimates |
| (unranked): | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Altanius Dashzeveg and McKenna 1977[1] |
| Type species | |
| †Altanius orlovi Dashzeveg and McKenna 1977[1]
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Altanius is a genus of extinct primates found in the early Eocene of Mongolia. Though its phylogenetic relationship is questionable, many have placed it as either a primitive omomyid or as a member of the sister group to both adapoids and omomyids.[2] The genus is represented by one species, Altanius orlovi, estimated to weigh about 10–30 g (0.35–1.1 oz) from relatively well-known and complete dental and facial characteristics.[3]
- ^ a b D. Dashzeveg and M. C. McKenna. 1977. Tarsioid primate from the Early Tertiary of the Mongolian People’s Republic. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 22(2):119-137
- ^ Mikko's Phylogeny Archive
- ^ Gingerich, P. D.; Dashzeveg, D.; Russell, D. E. (1991). "Dentition and systematic relationships of Altanius orlovi (Mammalia, Primates) from the early Eocene of Mongolia" (PDF). Geobios. 24 (5): 637. Bibcode:1991Geobi..24..637G. doi:10.1016/0016-6995(91)80029-Y.