Table 1.
Optima (maxima and minima) in millions of years derived from Multidivtime (M) and Beast (B) for five key metazoan divergences.
| method | Metazoa | Eumetazoa | Bilateria | Protostomia | Deuterostomia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M-1000a | 766 (803,731) | 676 (709,645) | 643 (671,617) | 619 (648,594) | 601 (625,579) |
| M-100b | 760 (798,725) | 672 (706,642) | 641 (669,615) | 618 (645,592) | 600 (624,578) |
| M-2000c | 774 (812,739) | 679 (712,648) | 645 (674,619) | 622 (649,595) | 602 (626,580) |
| M-1000-Dd | 904 (997,825) | 743 (798,694) | 686 (727,649) | 653 (689,619) | 624 (655,596) |
| B-UCEX uniforme | 815 (1621,625) | 676 (849, 579) | 652 (764,570) | 620 (692,556) | 572 (614,537) |
| B-UCEX expf | 1067 (2358,612) | 707 (985, 581) | 669 (870,566) | 638 (784,556) | 582 (695,529) |
| B-UCLN uniformg | 891 (995,640) | 739 (822,607) | 699 (768,588) | 660 (715,572) | 640 (706,559) |
| B-UCLN exph | 953 (1093,821) | 779 (869, 694) | 733 (808,663) | 688 (751,629) | 677 (746,607) |
a
Age of the root prior is 1000 Myr ago (s.d.=500 Myr ago);
b
Age of the root prior is 100 Myr ago (s.d.=500 Myr ago);
c
Age of the root prior is 2000 Myr ago (s.d.=750 Myr ago);
d
Age of the root prior is 1000 Myr ago (s.d.=500 Myr ago) and estimates derived without considering the demosponge maximum of 657 Myr ago;
e
Estimates derived using an exponential rate distribution and uniform priors.
f
Estimates derived using an exponential rate distribution and exponential priors;
g
Estimates derived using a lognormal rate distribution and uniform priors;
h
Estimates derived using a lognormal rate distribution and exponential priors.