TABLE 4.
Estimates of Platyrrhini divergence times based on CMV DNA polymerase gene sequence data and comparison with other estimates
| Node | Divergence time (MYA [95% HPD]) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| This study | Perelman et al. (4) | Jameson Kiesling et al. (16) | |
| Catarrhini/Platyrrhini | 32.45 (17.76–52.33) | 43.47 (38.55–48.36) | 37.72 (36.04–42.07) |
| Pitheciidae/Atelidae + Cebidae | 22.33 (16.25–28.21) | 24.82 (20.55–29.25) | 25.51 (25.14–26.36) |
| Atelidae/Cebidae | 17.16 (10.29–24.25) | 22.76 (18.14–27.08) | 24.04 (22.6–25.29) |
| Atelinae/Alouattinae | 8.29 (2.57–14.82) | 16.13 (10.52–21.35) | 15.29 (13.29–17.99) |
| Within Alouatta | 3.11 (0.47–6.82) | Not determined | 5.14 (3.65–6.8) |
| Within Cebidae | 11.54 (5.82–17.89) | 19.95 (15.66–24.03) | 20.86 (18.48–22.86) |
| Within Aotus | 3.98 (0.8–8.25) | 5.54 (3.20–7.85) | 4.39 (3.12–5.75) |
| Within Cebus | 3.26 (0.59–6.94) | 6.00 (3.13–9.35) | 5.19 (3.69–6.78) |
| Within Saimiri | 2.68 (0.28–6.14) | 2.24 (1.05–3.73) | 0.97 (0.51–1.45) |