Table 2. Divergence date estimations based on the nuclear genes and mitochondrial genome.
| Node | Divergence dates (MYA) | |
|---|---|---|
| nuclear genes | mitochondrial genome | |
| Macaca—Papio/Theropithecus | 6.58 (4.91–10.6) | 9.35 (4.75–11.4) |
| Papio—Theropithecus | 3.83 (2.45–4.76) | 3.89 (3.14–4.66) |
| (A) African—Asian macaque | 5.36 (4.84–6.01) | 5.38 (4.69–6.04) |
| (B) silenus group | 4.32 (1.98–5.79) | 4.83 (4.24–5.55) |
| (C) sinica—fascicularis/mulatta lineage | 3.08 (0.99–5.11) | 3.81 (3.23–4.55) |
| (D1) M. arctoides—M. thibetana/M. assamensis | 1.77 (0.27–3.75) | - |
| (D2) M. arctoides—mulatta group | - | 2.56 (1.75–3.51) |
| (E) M. thibetana—M. assamensis | 0.58 (0.02–2.45) | 0.54 (0.01–0.71) |
| (F) fascicularis—mulatta group | 1.79 (0.40–3.82) | 2.92 (0.18–3.60) |
| (G) M. mulatta—M. fuscata | 0.88 (0.13–2.40) | 1.38 (0.04–1.80) |