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Table 3 Nucleotide substitution models and calibration dates for each of the 13 clades under consideration.

From: Molecular evolutionary rates predict both extinction and speciation in temperate angiosperm lineages

Clade

Substitution model

Calibration Priors

    
  

Node

age (mya)

source

citation

distribution *

Antirrhineae

GTR+I+Γ

Ingroup

38-48

previous estimate

[39]

Normal, 43, 3

  

Acanthorrhinum, Albraunia, Antirrhinum, Chaenorhhinum, Galvezia, Holzneria, Misopates, Mohavea, and Pseudomisopates

21.49 ± 4.27

previous estimate

[39]

Normal, 21.49, 6

Artemisia

GTR+Γ

Ingroup

34 - 45

fossil and previous estimate

[40–42]

Uniform, 34, 45

  

A. canariensis - A. arborescens split

17.1

vicariance event

[43]

Uniform, 0, 17.1

Chironiinae

GTR+Γ

Ingroup

54.8

fossil - earliest Gentianaceae

[44]

Uniform, 0, 54.8

  

Mexican species of Zeltnera

5

vicariance event

[45]

Normal, 5, 0.2

  

Z. trichantha - Z. namophila split

2

vicariance event

[45]

Normal, 2, 0.2

Ericameria

GTR+Γ

Ingroup

5-26

previous estimate

[46]

Uniform, 5, 26

  

E. ophitidis - E. gilmanii split

5

vicariance event

[47]

Normal, 5, 1.0

Lepidium

GTR+Γ

  

ITS rate for Brassicaceae

[48]

Uniform, 4.5E-3, 8.3E-3 subst/site/my

Lotus

GTR+Γ

Ingroup

65

fossil

[49]

Lognormal, 65, 0, 1

  

Canary Island clade

0-21

vicariance event

[50]

Normal, 12, 3

Lupinus

GTR+I+Γ

Ingroup

18

previous estimate

[51]

Normal, 18, 2.5

Lycieae

GTR+I+Γ

Ingroup

86-20

previous estimate

[52, 53]

Uniform, 20, 86

  

Lycium

29.4 ± 9.7

previous estimate

[52]

Normal, 29.5, 5.9

  

Australian-Eurasian split

14.1 ± 3.2

previous estimate

[52]

Normal, 14.1, 1.945

Phrymoideae

GTR+I+Γ

Ingroup + Verbina

49.4

previous estimate - minimum

[54]

Lognormal, 49.4, 0, 1

  

Phryma

3.93

previous estimate

[54]

Normal, 3.93, 2.46

Polemoniaceae

GTR+I+Γ

Ingroup

41.3 - 91.2

previous estimate

[55, 56]

Normal, 50, 5

  

Giliae

41.3

fossil

[55]

Lognormal, 41.3, 0, 1

Salvia

GTR+I+Γ

Ingroup

25

fossil

[57, 58]

Lognormal, 25, 0, 1

  

S. glutinosa - (S. digitaloidies, S. robrowskii, S. cynica, S. przewalskii) split

11.61 - 3.6

fossil

[59]

Lognormal, 3.6, 2, 1

  

S. officinalis - S. aucheri split

3.6 - 2.59

fossil

[60]

Lognormal, 2.69, 2, 1

Saniculoideae

GTR+Γ

Ingroup

33.7 - 69

fossil and previous estimate

[53, 61, 62]

Lognormal, 33.7, 2, 1

  

Sanicula

33.7

fossil

[61]

Lognormal, 33.7, 0, 1

Sidalcea, etc.

GTR+Γ

Ingroup

34 - 69.7

fossil and previous estimate

[56, 63]

Uniform, 34, 70

  

Malvastrum

34

fossil

[63]

Lognormal, 0, 1

  1. *Values separated by commas represent the following parameters: Normal, mean, standard deviation (s.d.); Uniform, lower bound, upper bound; or Lognormal, zero offset, mean, s.d.
  2. Units are in m.y. (millions of years) unless otherwise indicated.