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Table 3 Comparison of estimated Malagasy tenrec divergence times (in Mya).

From: Molecular phylogeny and divergence times of Malagasy tenrecs: Influence of data partitioning and taxon sampling on dating analyses

Clade and node number

[13] a

[14] b

[16] c

This study 9 partitions

This study without GHR

 

Age

Age ± SD

95% CI

Age ± SD

95% CI

Age ± SD

95% CI

Age ± SD

95% CI

Tenrecidae/Chrysochloridae, 1

-

63 ± 5

53–72

67 ± 5

58–76

69 ± 4

61–77

71 ± 4

62–80

Malagasy tenrecs/Potamogalinae, 2

51–55

43 ± 5

34–52

42 ± 4

34–50

47 ± 4

40–55

45 ± 4

37–54

Malagasy tenrec radiation, 3

37

-

-

25 ± 3

20–32

29 ± 3

24–35

30 ± 3

24–37

Tenrecinae radiation, 4

18–44

16 ± 3

11–22

18 ± 2

13–23

20 ± 2

16–25

21 ± 3

16–26

Tenrec/Hemicentetes split, 5

-

-

-

13 ± 2

10–18

16 ± 2

12–21

15 ± 2

11–20

Setifer/Echinops split, 6

-

-

-

6 ± 1

4–9

7 ± 1

4–9

8 ± 2

5–11

Geogalinae/Oryzorictinae split, 7

-

-

-

-

-

24 ± 3

19–29

24 ± 3

19–31

Oryzorictinae radiation, 8

-

-

-

19 ± 3

14–25

22 ± 3

17–27

22 ± 3

17–28

Microgale radiation, 9

-

-

-

-

-

11 ± 2

8–15

11 ± 2

7–15

Microgale/Limnogale split, 10

-

-

-

-

-

9 ± 1

6–12

9 ± 2

6–13

  1. Node numberd as in Figure 3. SD: standard deviations; CI: credibility intervals; – Nodes not present in the study.
  2. aAge estimated from vWF, 12s and 16s
  3. bAge estimated from vWF, ADRA2B, BRCA1
  4. cAge estimated from vWF, ADRA2B, AR