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Table 1 Divergence times of lineages analyzed in this study, estimated from Bayesian phylogenetic analyses of the flanking regions of 12 retroposed elements using a lognormal relaxed molecular clock.

From: Whale phylogeny and rapid radiation events revealed using novel retroposed elements and their flanking sequences

Clade

Age

Lower 95% HPD

Upper 95% HPD

A*

34.40

33.52

36.09

B

12.09

4.75

21.03

C*

29.05

23.79

33.90

D

27.53

22.18

33.30

E

23.88

18.40

29.62

F

19.75

14.73

24.73

G

15.55

11.81

19.45

H*

11.39

10.02

14.02

I

12.90

9.25

16.63

J

9.89

6.78

13.11

K

6.88

3.29

10.25

L

9.18

6.14

12.42

M

7.63

4.62

10.88

N

7.81

4.49

11.24

  1. Clade letters refer to those shown in Figure 5. The asterisk indicates that this clade was constrained in the phylogenetic analysis. HPD = highest posterior density. Units are in million years, MY.