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Table 2 Comparison of divergence times (in millions of years, Ma) of major clades in Galliformes between different studies

From: Divergence time estimation of Galliformes based on the best gene shopping scheme of ultraconserved elements

 

This study

Wang et al. 2017 [10]

Stein et al. 2015 [38]

Jetz et al. 2012 [41]

Jarvis et al. 2014 [3]

Prum et al. 2015 with Vegavis [5]

Claramunt and Cracraft 2015 [42]

Kuhl et al. 2020 [6]

Anas + Gallus

82.1, 69.5–96.5

74.5, 70.4–79.3

97.8

79.7, 70.5–88.5

65.8, 54.0–74.1

72.4, 68.3–77.6

72.5, 68–79.5

62.5, 57–65

Crown Galliformes

71.7, 60.1–84.2

66.8, 61.9–71.8

95.9, 83.8–108.3

62.0, 47.0–74.1

 

60.9, 47.8–73.0

58, 47.5–68

55.9, 49–61

Crown Megapodiidae

24.3, 18.4–30.8

19, 15.3–22.8

29.5

38.1, 23.6–53.2

    

Cracidae-Sister clade

62.4, 52.0–73.7

61.1, 56.5–66.1

86.4, 75.7–98.7

55.7, 40.7–68.0

    

Crown Cracidae

13.3, 10.4–16.7

8.7, 6.7–11.1

21.4, 18.8–24.1

14.6, 9.1–16.7

    

Numididae-Sister clade

41.3, 35.4–47.8

44.9, 41.6–48.7

56.8, 49.4–64.5

33.3, 20.6–45.5

    

Crown Numididae

10.6, 7.2–14.0

11.8, 9.5–14.5

17.6

15.2, 7.4–22.2

    

Odontophoridae-Phasianidae

39.9, 34.0–45.9

42.8, 39.7–46.4

53.6,46.7–61.1

31.1, 17.8–42.1

    

Crown Odontophoridae

35.2, 29.5–41.2

39.6, 36.1–43.3

45.2

29.5, 16.8–40.7

    

Crown Phasianidae

35.4, 30.3–40.6

36, 33.6–38.9

46.4, 40.6–52.9

25.0, 13.8–35.2

27, 10.5–45

   

Core odontophorid

19.4, 15.7–23.3

20.3, 17.3–23.4

27.8

23.4, 11.4–33.9

    

Core phasianids

31.5, 27.2–36.2

31.9, 30.1–34.0

42

23.6, 13.2–32.9