Table 2.
Divergence time estimates for the bases of various bovine clades, made with and without assuming a proportion of invariant sites
| clade | divergence time (years)a | number of sequences | clade posterior probability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| with invariant sites | without invariant sites | |||
| European aurochs | 13 000 (11 900–17 700) | 12 500 (11 900–14 600) | 34 | 1.00 |
| bison | 127 000 (99 800–154 000) | 122 000 (97 400–148 000) | 240 | 1.00 |
| taurine cow | 11 200 (8590–14 700) | 10 600 (8840–12 700) | 127 | 1.00 |
| haplogroup T1 | 6490 (4410–9910) | 5780 (4150–7460) | 6 | 0.90 |
| haplogroup T2 | 6840 (5020–8780) | 6480 (4960–8090) | 10 | 1.00 |
| haplogroup T4 | 6930 (5350–8530) | 6570 (5390–7750) | 22 | 1.00 |
| yak | 78 400 (45 100–117 000) | 74 400 (41 200–110 000) | 50 | 1.00 |
| zebu cow | 7290 (4550–11 700) | 6480 (3840–9180) | 30 | 1.00 |
| aurochs+taurine cow | 53 800 (26 200–81 900) | 49 000 (25 900–76 300) | 161 | 1.00 |
| aurochs+taurine cow+zebu cow | 147 000 (84 300–219 000) | 129 000 (72 000–191 000) | 191 | 1.00 |
| bison+yak | 195 000 (134 000–257 000) | 185 000 (127 000–244 000) | 290 | 1.00 |
| all | 411 000 (269 000–564 000) | 374 000 (240 000–531 000) | 481 | 1.00 |
a
Mean estimate, with 95% HPD given in parentheses. All estimates are given to three significant figures.