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Table 3 Divergence time estimates of focal ray-finned fish nodes

From: Did genome duplication drive the origin of teleosts? A comparative study of diversification in ray-finned fishes

Name of the split

Mean Age this study

95% age this study

Other study ages

Condrichthyes vs. Osteichthyes

440

  

MRCA of Neoselachii

178

165 to 200

 

MRCA of Osteichthyes

423

418 to 435

415 to 524 [10]

MRCA of Sarcopterygii

409

407 to 415

 

MRCA of Actinopterygii

299

284 to 337

397 to 478 mit [7];

374 to 448 [9]

MRCA of Actinopteri

271

244 to 302

348 to 391 nuc

[7]; 346 to 391

mit [7]; 337 to

413 [9]

MRCA of Neopterygii

230

225 to 243

295 to 372 nuc[7];

327 to 378 mit [7];

340 to 442 [10]

MRCA of Teleostei

193

173 to 214

268 to 326 mit [7];

295 to 372 [9]

MRCA of Osteoglossomorpha

135

130 to 148

221 to 283 mit [7];

MRCA of Elopomorpha

140

135 to 158

210 to 272 mit [7];

MRCA of Ostarioclupeomorpha

151

149 to 153

192 to 255 mit [7];

242 to 332 [10];

204 to 275 [9]

MRCA of Clupeomorpha

108

84 to 133

 

MRCA of Ostariophysi

128

125 to 134

 

MRCA of Cypriniformes

92

56 to 123

 

MRCA of Characiformes

80

68 to 84

 

MRCA of Siluriformes

88

77 to 98

 

MRCA of Euteleostei

164

147 to 180

182 to 244 mit [7];

240 to 326 [10];

197 to 267 [9]

MRCA of Salmoniformes

54

49 to 66

 

MRCA of Esociformes

91

85 to 103

 

MRCA of Galaxiiformes

74

70 to 87

 

MRCA of Acanthomorpha

136

122 to 151

125 to 186 mit [7];

191 to 264 [10];

130 to 191 [9]

MRCA of Zeiformes

76

72 to 84

 

MRCA of Lampridiformes

7

70 to 84

 

MRCA of Beryciformes

105

99 to 114

 

MRCA of Percomorpha

104

93 to 115

 

MCRA of Caproidae

61

50 to 77

 

MRCA of Cichlidae

57

46 to 73

72 to 108 [11]

African vs. American cichlids

49

37 to 66

 

MRCA of Atherinomorpha

74

64 to 85

 

MCRA of Pomacentridae

53

50 to 59

 

MCRA of Moronidae

75

74 to 78

 

MCRA of Labridae

53

50 to 60

 

MCRA of Gobiidae

44

40 to 52

 

MRCA of Tetraodontiformes

66

59 to 76

124 to 184 [10]

MRCA of Tetraodontidae

37

35.09, 41.06

55 to 86 [11]; 57

to 94 [10]

MRCA of Balistoidea

62

55.60, 71.78

95 to 146 [10]

MCRA of Pleuronectiformes

57

52 to 69

 
  1. Ages are in millions of years.