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. 2013 Aug 19;8(8):e71162. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071162

Table 1. Divergence times of cichlid lineages, as seen in Figures 1 and 2.

Lineage Mean Age (Ma) 95% HPD Age (Ma)
Cichlidae 81 67–96
Subfamily Etroplinae 50 34–68
Subfamily Ptychochrominae 48 32–65
Subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae 60 48–72
Tribe Heterochromini 60 48–72
Tribes Hemichromini + Chromidotilapiini 38 30–52
Tribes Tylochromini + Pelmatochromini 29 17–41
Etia 35 25–46
Tribe Boreochromini 29 20–38
Tribe Oreochromini 16 9–23
Tribe Australotilapiini 23 17–31
Subfamily Cichlinae 63 54–74
Tribes Cichlini + Retroculini 47 28–64
Tribe Astronotini 60 52–70
Tribe Chaetobranchini 18 8–30
Tribe Geophagini 52 40–51
Tribe Cichlasomatini 42 33–52
Tribe Heroini 40 31–49