Evolutionary event: node | Calibration event | Event age (Ma) | Priors on node ages | Prior 95% age interval |
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Split between two Canarian endemic species: Carabus (Nesaeocarabus) coarctatus and C. (N.) abbreviates: C | Volcanic emergence of Gran Canaria | 14.5 | Uniform (a = 0, b = 14.5) | 0.03-14.14 |
Carabus (Autocarabus) cancellatus fossil: F | Messinian deposits of Cantal (France) | 5 | Lognormal (μ = 25,σ = 1.5, offset = 5) | 5.4-158.5 |
Radiation of Damaster: J1 | Final disconnection of Japan from mainland | 3.5 | Truncated Normal (μ = 3.5,σ = 1, a = 0.1, b = 1000) | 1.55-5.46 |
Radiation of Leptocarabus: J2 | Final disconnection of Japan from mainland | 3.5 | Truncated Normal (μ = 3.5,σ = 1, a = 0.1, b = 1000) | 1.55-5.46 |
Radiation of Ohomopterus: J3 | Final disconnection of Japan from mainland | 3.5 | Truncated Normal (μ = 3.5,σ = 1, a = 0.1, b = 1000) | 1.55-5.46 |
Split between subgenus Isiocarabus and Ohomopterus: J4 | Initial disconnection of Japan from mainland | 15 | Normal (μ = 15,σ = 1) | 13.04-16.96 |
Split between Carabus (Eurycarabus) genei from Corsica and North African Eurycarabus: M2 | Opening Gibraltar strait | 5.33 | Exponential (μ = 0.5, offset = 5.3) | 5.31-7.14 |
Split between two Carabus (Rhabdotocarabus) melancholicus subspecies: M3 | Opening Gibraltar strait | 5.33 | Exponential (μ = 0.5, offset = 5.3) | 5.31-7.14 |