Altanius Dashzeveg and McKenna 1977 (primate)

Mammalia - Primates

Full reference: 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

Parent taxon: Euprimates according to M. T. Silcox et al. 2010

See also Bloch et al. 2007, Dashzeveg and McKenna 1977, Gunnell and Miller 2001, Hooker 2007, McKenna and Bell 1997, Rose and Krause 1984 and Tabuce et al. 2004

Sister taxon: Altiatlasius

Subtaxa: Altanius orlovi

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Type: Altanius orlovi

Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Mongolia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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