Table 2.
Priors Used in Divergence Time Analysis
| Node | Name | Mean | 95% | Prior |
| Root | 428 | 505 | ||
| 1 | Elasmobranchii | 16 | 41 | Offset 165, means 1.9, SD 2.2 |
| 2 | Osteichthyes | 418 | 505 | Offset 418, mean 1.21, SD 1.98 |
| 3 | Sarcopterygii | 407 | 505 | offset 407, mean 1.49, SD 1.88 |
| 4 | Actinopterygii | 284 | 420 | Lognormal, offset 284, mean 1.91, SD 1.83 |
| 5 | Neopterygii | 225 | 284 | offset 225, mean 1.12, SD 1.8 |
| 6 | Teleostei | 152 | 228 | offset 152, mean 1.30, SD 1.94 |
| 7 | Osteoglossomorpha | 130 | 152 | offset 130, mean 1.0, SD 1.27 |
| 8 | Elopomorpha | 135 | 152 | offset 135, mean 0.62, SD 1.35 |
| 9 | Ostarioclupeomorpha | 149 | 152 | Offset 149, mean 0.1, SD 0.6 |
| 10 | Pristigasteroidea | 69 | 125 | Offset 69, mean 1.48, SD 1.55 |
| 11 | Ostariophysi | 125 | 140 | offset 125, mean 1.0, SD 1.04 |
| 12 | Characiformes | 68 | 100 | Offset 68, mean 1.5, SD 1.2 |
| 13 | Cyprinidae | 49 | 100 | Offset 49, mean 1.94, SD 1.2 |
| 14 | Siluriformes | 73 | 83.5 | offset 73, mean 0.7, SD 1.0 |
| 15 | Bagridae | 59 | 73 | Offset 59, mean 1.1, SD 0.94 |
| 16 | Callichthyidae | 55 | 73 | Offset 55, mean 1.4, SD 0.94 |
| 17 | Ictaluridae | 56 | 73 | Offset 56, mean 1.11, SD 1.05 |
| 18 | Argentiniformes | 127 | 152 | Offset 127, mean 1.0, SD 1.35 |
| 19 | Osmeridae | 58.7 | 84 | Offset 58.7, mean 1.08, SD 1.31 |
| 20 | Galaxiidae | 70 | 124 | Offset 70, mean 1.01, SD 1.81 |
| 21 | Esociformes | 85 | 152 | offset 85, mean 1.9, SD 1.4 |
| 22 | Salmoniformes | 48.6 | 125 | offset 48.6, mean 1.54, SD 1.7 |
| 23 | Aulopiformes | 96 | 128 | Offset 96, mean 1.5, SD 1.2 |
| 24 | Acanthomorpha | 99 | 122 | Offset 99, mean 0.1, SD 1.85 |
| 25 | Beryciformes | 99 | 122 | Offset 99, mean 1.5, SD 1.03 |
| 26 | Lampriformes | 70 | 98 | Offset 70, mean 1.0, SD 1.42 |
| 27 | Ophidiidae | 68 | 98 | Offset 68, mean 1.28, SD 1.29 |
| 28 | Fundulidae vs Poeciilidae | 55 | 99 | Offset 55, mean 1.21, SD 1.55 |
| 29 | Channoidea | 48 | 84 | Offset 48, mean 1.71, SD 1.14 |
| 30 | Cichlidae | 46 | 84 | offset 46, mean 1.5, SD 1.3 |
| 31 | African Cichlids | 23.3 | 84 | Offset 23.3, mean 1.26, SD 1.49 |
| 32 | Gerreidae | 52 | 84 | offset 52, mean 1.16, SD 1.4 |
| 33 | Gobiidae | 40 | 84 | offset 40, mean 1.37, SD 1.47 |
| 34 | Labridae | 50 | 84 | offset 50, mean 0.9, SD 1.6 |
| 35 | Moronidae | 74 | 84 | offset 74, mean 0.5, SD 1.1 |
| 36 | Pomacentridae | 50 | 84 | offset 50, mean 1.24, SD 1.39 |
| 37 | Pleuronectiformes | 52 | 98 | offset 52, mean 1.28, SD 1.55 |
| 38 | Tetraodontiformes | 59 | 98 | offset 59, mean 0.8, SD 1.75 |
| 39 | Balistoidea | 35 | 50 | offset 35, mean .9, SD 1.1 |
| 40 | Ostracioidea | 50 | 70 | offset 50, mean 0.53, SD 1.5 |
| 41 | Tetraodontoidea | 50 | 70 | Offset 50 mean 1.0, SD 1.22 |
| 42 | Tetraodontidae | 35 | 50 | offset 35, mean 1.0, SD 1.04 |
| 43 | Caproidae | 50 | 99 | offset 50, mean 1.51, SD 1.44 |
| 44 | Zeiformes | 72 | 98 | offset 72, mean 1.01, SD 1.37 |