Table 6 Comparison of node ages generated by Kistler et al. [1] and 10kTrees, showing node ages used in our expanded phylogeny

Chiromyiformes and Lemuriformes (including extinct taxa)

50 Ma (42–57)

51.1

Lemuriformes (including extinct taxa)

31 Ma (27–35)

33.3

^aArchaeolemurid-indriid-^apalaeopropithecid-lepilemurid-cheirogaleid clade

29 Ma (25–33)

–

Lepilemurid-cheirogaleid clade (including Phaner)^b

25 Ma (21–30)

28.5

^aMegaladapid-lemurid clade

27 Ma (23–32)

–

Phaner-lepilemurid clade

–

25.7

^aArchaeolemurid-indriid-^apalaeopropithecid clade

24 Ma (20–28)

–

Cheirogaleids (except Phaner)

–

22.6

Indriid-^apalaeopropithecid clade

21 Ma (17–24)

–

Lemuridae (including extinct taxa)

19 Ma (16–22)

20.6

Indriidae

17 Ma (14–20)

17.0

Lemur-Hapalemur-Eulemur clade^b

14 Ma (11–17)

15.0

Lepilemur

12 Ma (9–15)

13.3

^aPachylemur-Varecia clade

11 Ma (8–14)

–

^aPalaeopropithecus ingens-^aP. maximus clade

0.6 Ma (< 1 k)

–