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Table 4 Dating analysis performed on a mtDNA dataset. Comparing our method's divergence times estimations with the calibration points reported by Yoder et al. (C1–C8 upper section), and inference points (N1–N9 lower section) estimates.

From: Birth-death prior on phylogeny and speed dating

  

C1

C2

C31

C4

C5

C6

C7

C8

Yoder et al. – mean – 95% interval

10.92 (8.9,12.0)

34.0 (32.1,37.5)

85.9 (78.4,89.9)

53.0 (50.1,57.5)

34.8 (33.1,38.7)

56.0 (51.4,59.8)

58.1 (48.9,64.6)

40.0 (38.1,41.9)

Our inference

20.73

38.5

-

31.6

18.8

30.6

40.5

37.5

 

N1

N2

N3

N4

N5

N6

N7

N8

N9

Y – mean

Y – 95%

12.04 (7.8,17.9)

24.2 (16.8,33.4)

31.8 (23.4,41.6)

8.4 (5.3,13.4)

35.9 (27.0,46.3)

46.7 (36.9,57.5)

67.1 (56.8,77.2)

72.9 (64.0,82.0)

61.8 (51.0,73.8)

Our inference

14.85

24.7

32.6

15.8

39.5

50.4

64.2

71.1

60.2

  1. 1Reference node for our estimation.
  2. 2MYA calibration for C1 reported by Yoder et al.
  3. 3MYA estimation for C1 by our method.
  4. 4MYA estimation for N1 reported by Yoder et al.
  5. 5MYA estimation for N1 by our method.