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Table 3 Divergence time estimates in millions of years ago (with 95% highest posterior density [HPD] range) for major nodes (Figure 5 ) associated with the Gastrophyninae and Otophryninae taxa sampled for this study.

From: Molecular phylogeny of microhylid frogs (Anura: Microhylidae) with emphasis on relationships among New World genera

Node (Figure5)

Age in mya (95% HPD)

1. Origin of Synapturanus

28.80 (10.36—51.08)

2. Origin of Otophryne

28.78 (13.48—47.97)

3. Origin of Melanophryne + Ctenophryne + Nelsonophryne clade

21.85 (11.00—37.36)

4. Origin of Chiasmocleis

22.80 (10.42—38.42)

5. Origin of Chiasmocleis + Syncope clade

37.26 (21.23—54.69)

6. Origin of Syncope

13.98 (5.59—25.18)

7. Origin of Gastrophryninae subclade I

64.88 (48.18—78.21)

8. Origin of Dasypops + Myersiella

22.27 (8.04—37.75)

9. Origin of Dasypops + Stereocyclops + Myersiella

37.83 (23.36—55.53)

10.Origin of Stereocyclops

13.94 (5.09—25.92)

11. Origin of Gastrophryninae subclade II*

49.43 (34.29—64.67)

12. Origin of Arcovomer + Hamptophryne clade

34.50 (21.26—48.89)

13. Origin of Hamptophryne

20.86 (8.69-34.99)

14. Origin of Gastrophryninae subclade III*

41.30 (27.91—59.65)

15. Origin of Elachistocleis

23.24 (13.30—33.79)

16. Origin of Elachistocleis + Dermatonotus + Hypopachus + Gastrophryne clade

33.51 (22.52—46.23)

17. Origin of Elachistocleis + Hypopachus + Gastrophryne clade

30.30 (19.51—41.58)

18. Origin of Hypopachus

17.40 (9.94—26.86)

19. Origin of Hypopachus + Gastrophryne

20.97 (13.09—31.50)

20. Origin of Gastrophryne

8.09 (3.49—15.19)

  1. *subclade designations can be found in text.