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 |