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. 2014 Jul 28;5:255. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2014.00255

Table 2.

Comparison of median ages and 95% highest posterior density intervals for key nodes (in millions of years).

Total evidence dating Combined matrix node dating Phylogenomic matrix, LN model Phylogenomic matrix, UGAM model

Median age 95% HPD floor 95% HPD ceiling Median age 95% HPD floor 95% HPD ceiling Median age 95% HPD floor 95% HPD ceiling Median age 95% HPD floor 95% HPD ceiling
Opiliones 473.2 449.9 492.7 423.0 378.2 466.0 444.7 425.4 460.6 442.2 416.2 466.7
Phalangida 466.2 436.4 489.8 400.5 358.1 446.1 419.8 399.9 438.5 405.5 337.2 433.9
Palpatores 456.8 414.0 488.4 361.9 323.5 405.2 394.9 376.9 413.9 370.1 344.7 400.3
Cyphophthalmi 339.9 209.6 454.8 224.3 143.6 321.8
non-synthetonychiid Laniatores 410.3 309.4 482.4 282.4 209.1 363.4 329.7 278.1 366.8 218.9 121.1 336.8
Eupnoi 429.5 362.8 476.2 310.7 305.3 328.9
Dyspnoi 428.9 338.6 481.3 315.1 305.0 341.2
non-pettalid Cyphophthalmi 330.9 278.7 375.9 144.3 44.3 328.2
Phalangioidea 341.7 265.4 430.9 193.9 127.3 263.2 313.2 305.1 333.3 315.7 305.3 342.8
non-acropsopilionid Dyspnoi 389.1 304.7 455.7 243.0 181.9 307.2 355.9 341.0 374.5 322.6 305.6 357.7

Gray cells indicate inapplicability due to lack of taxonomic representation.