Table 2.
Comparison of divergence estimates obtained with different data partitions (see supporting information)
| Group | Nuclear genes only | First and second codon positions | Third codon positions | Exons only | 3′ UTRs only | Mitochondrial RNA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base of Placentalia (node 82) | 107 (98–119) | 103 (94–113) | 109 (99–121) | 108 (98–119) | 97 (87–110) | 97 (86–109) |
| Xenarthra–Boreoeutheria (node 81) | 103 (95–112) | 100 (92–110) | 103 (94–114) | 103 (95–113) | 94 (84–107) | 94 (84–106) |
| Base of Boreoeutheria (node 78) | 95 (88–102) | 91 (84–98) | 98 (90–107) | 96 (89–104) | 87 (79–97) | 88 (80–99) |
| Base of Laurasiatheria (node 77) | 85 (81–91) | 82 (78–88) | 87 (81–93) | 86 (81–91) | 83 (76–91) | 84 (76–93) |
| Base of Euarchontoglires (node 58) | 88 (82–95) | 85 (79–92) | 90 (83–99) | 89 (82–96) | 82 (73–92) | 84 (73–95) |
| Base of Paenungulata (node 43) | 62 (57–65) | 61 (55–65) | 62 (55–65) | 62 (56–65) | 62 (56–65) | 62 (56–65) |
| Base of Cetartiodactyla (node 68) | 64 (62–65) | 63 (60–65) | 64 (62–65) | 64 (62–65) | 63 (59–65) | 62 (57–65) |
| Base of Perissodactyla (node 62) | 56 (54–58) | 57 (54–58) | 56 (54–58) | 56 (54–58) | 56 (54–58) | 56 (54–58) |
| Base of Carnivora (node 59) | 56 (51–61) | 56 (51–61) | 56 (51–62) | 55 (51–61) | 56 (50–62) | 54 (50–61) |
| Base of Chiroptera (node 73) | 65 (62–68) | 62 (59–65) | 69 (65–73) | 66 (62–68) | 58 (50–64) | 65 (57–74) |
| Base of Lagomorpha (node 52) | 50 (42–58) | 48 (39–56) | 55 (45–64) | 52 (43–60) | 41 (28–57) | 56 (44–70) |
| Base of Afrosoricida (node 45) | 67 (60–73) | 60 (52–68) | 72 (63–80) | 66 (58–73) | 70 (59–82) | 61 (47–76) |
| Base of Eulipotyphla (node 76) | 76 (72–81) | 71 (67–75) | 81 (75–87) | 76 (72–81) | 76 (69–85) | 74 (66–85) |
| Base of Rodentia (node 56) | 74 (67–81) | 72 (65–79) | 76 (68–85) | 75 (67–82) | 73 (62–84) | 73 (61–85) |
| Base of Primates (node 49) | 77 (71–84) | 74 (67–82) | 80 (72–88) | 78 (71–86) | 69 (57–81) | 74 (62–87) |
| Base of Xenarthra (node 80) | 70 (62–78) | 67 (61–75) | 71 (62–81) | 70 (62–79) | 68 (60–82) | 81 (68–96) |
| Hystricidae–Caviomorpha (node 53) | 37 (30–45) | 36 (28–44) | 37 (28–45) | 37 (29–45) | 44 (33–57) | 52 (38–67) |
| Mus–Rattus (node 54) | 16 (12–21) | 15 (12–20) | 17 (13–22) | 16 (13–21) | 14 (12–20) | 24 (15–34) |
Node numbers refer to Fig. 2; 95% credibility intervals for divergence times are given in parentheses.