Table 2 Priors Used in Divergence Time Analysis

Root

428

505

1

Elasmobranchii

16

41

Offset 165, means 1.9, SD

2.2

2

Osteichthyes

418

505

Offset 418, mean 1.21, SD

1.98

3

Sarcopterygii

407

505

offset 407, mean 1.49, SD

1.88

4

Actinopterygii

284

420

Lognormal, offset 284, mean 1.91, SD 1.83

5

Neopterygii

225

284

offset 225, mean 1.12, SD

1.8

6

Teleostei

152

228

offset 152, mean 1.30, SD

1.94

7

Osteoglossomorpha

130

152

offset 130, mean 1.0, SD

1.27

8

Elopomorpha

135

152

offset 135, mean 0.62, SD

1.35

9

Ostarioclupeomorpha

149

152

Offset 149, mean 0.1, SD

0.6

10

Pristigasteroidea

69

125

Offset 69, mean 1.48, SD

1.55

11

Ostariophysi

125

140

offset 125, mean 1.0, SD

1.04

12

Characiformes

68

100

Offset 68, mean 1.5, SD

1.2

13

Cyprinidae

49

100

Offset 49, mean 1.94, SD

1.2

14

Siluriformes

73

83.5

offset 73, mean 0.7, SD

1.0

15

Bagridae

59

73

Offset 59, mean 1.1, SD

0.94

16

Callichthyidae

55

73

Offset 55, mean 1.4, SD

0.94

17

Ictaluridae

56

73

Offset 56, mean 1.11, SD

1.05

18

Argentiniformes

127

152

Offset 127, mean 1.0, SD

1.35

19

Osmeridae

58.7

84

Offset 58.7, mean 1.08, SD

1.31

20

Galaxiidae

70

124

Offset 70, mean 1.01, SD

1.81

21

Esociformes

85

152

offset 85, mean 1.9, SD

1.4

22

Salmoniformes

48.6

125

offset 48.6, mean 1.54, SD

1.7

23

Aulopiformes

96

128

Offset 96, mean 1.5, SD

1.2

24

Acanthomorpha

99

122

Offset 99, mean 0.1, SD

1.85

25

Beryciformes

99

122

Offset 99, mean 1.5, SD

1.03

26

Lampriformes

70

98

Offset 70, mean 1.0, SD

1.42

27

Ophidiidae

68

98

Offset 68, mean 1.28, SD

1.29

28

Fundulidae vs Poeciilidae

55

99

Offset 55, mean 1.21, SD

1.55

29

Channoidea

48

84

Offset 48, mean 1.71, SD

1.14

30

Cichlidae

46

84

offset 46, mean 1.5, SD

1.3

31

African Cichlids

23.3

84

Offset 23.3, mean 1.26, SD

1.49

32

Gerreidae

52

84

offset 52, mean 1.16, SD

1.4

33

Gobiidae

40

84

offset 40, mean 1.37, SD

1.47

34

Labridae

50

84

offset 50, mean 0.9, SD

1.6

35

Moronidae

74

84

offset 74, mean 0.5, SD

1.1

36

Pomacentridae

50

84

offset 50, mean 1.24, SD

1.39

37

Pleuronectiformes

52

98

offset 52, mean 1.28, SD

1.55

38

Tetraodontiformes

59

98

offset 59, mean 0.8, SD

1.75

39

Balistoidea

35

50

offset 35, mean .9, SD

1.1

40

Ostracioidea

50

70

offset 50, mean 0.53, SD

1.5

41

Tetraodontoidea

50

70

Offset 50

mean 1.0, SD

1.22

42

Tetraodontidae

35

50

offset 35, mean 1.0, SD

1.04

43

Caproidae

50

99

offset 50, mean 1.51, SD

1.44

44

Zeiformes

72

98

offset 72, mean 1.01, SD

1.37