TABLE 1. Summary of fossil calibrations proposed here. Values are in millions of years. “CladeAge1” and “CladeAge2” are the ages of the oldest representatives of the two daughter lineages originating after a particular split. See text for full details.
| Clade | Split | Prior distribution |
Minimum bound |
Maximum bound |
CladeAge1 | CladeAge2 | |
| 1 | Crown Euarchontoglires | Euarchonta-Glires | offset exponential | 65.79 | 125.816 | 66.095-65.79 | 66-62.22 |
| 2 | Crown Glires | Rodentia-Lagomorpha | offset exponential | 62.278 | 66 | 66-62.278 | 66-62.278 |
| 3 | Crown Euarchonta | Primatomorpha-Scandentia | offset exponential | 65.79 | 125.816 | 66.095-65.79 | 34 |
| 4 | Crown Primatomorpha | Primates-Dermoptera | minimum bound only | 55.935 | NA | 56.035-55.935 | 40.31-40.22 |
| 5 | Crown Primates | Haplorhini-Strepsirhini | offset exponential | 55.935 | 66.095 | 56.035-55.935 | 55.8-55.12 |
| 6 | Crown Strepsirrhini | Lorisiformes- (Lemuriformes+Chiromyiformes) | uniform | 36.573 | 55.8 | 37.385-36.573 | 35.102-33.9 |
| 7 | Lemuriformes+ Chiromyiformes | Lemuriformes-Chiromyiformes | uniform | 33.9 | 55.8 | 35.102-33.9 | 0.0075 |
| 8 | Crown Lorisiformes | Lorisidae-Galagidae | uniform | 18.5 | 55.8 | 22.5-18.5 | 8.9 |
| 9 | Crown Lorisidae | Lorisinae-Perodicticinae | uniform | 8.9 | 37.385 | 8.9 | 6.1 |
| 10 | Crown Haplorhini | Anthropoidea-Tarsiiformes | minimum bound only | 41 | NA | 47.8-41 | 47.8-41 |
| 11 | Crown Anthropoidea | Catarrhini-Platyrrhini | uniform | 33.9 | 56.035 | 35.102-33.9 | 29.68-29.52 |
| 12 | Crown Catarrhini | Cercopithecoidea-Hominoidea | uniform | 25.193 | 35.102 | 25.335-25.193 | 25.335-25.193 |
| 13 | Crown Cercopithecidae | Cercopithecinae-Colobinae | offset exponential | 12.47 | 25.235 | 12.51-12.47 | 8.33-7.5 |
| 14 | Crown Colobinae | Colobini-Presbytini | uniform | 8.125 | 15 | 8.257-8.125 | 6.2-5.7 |
| 15 | Crown Cercopithecinae | Cercopithecini-Papionini | uniform | 6.5 | 15 | 8.0-6.5 | 9.3-6.5 |
| 16 | Crown Papionini | Macacina-Papionina | uniform | 5.33 | 12.51 | 5.4-5.33 | 4.2-4.1 |
| 17 | Crown Cercopithecini | uncertain | uniform | 6.5 | 12.51 | 8.0-6.5 | NA |
| 18 | Crown Hominoidea | Hominidae-Hylobatidae | offset exponential | 13.4 | 25.235 | 14.0-13.4 | 8.2-7.1 |
| 19 | Crown Hominidae | Homininae-Ponginae | offset exponential | 12.3 | 25.235 | 12.3 | 9.937-9.786 |
| 20 | Homo+Pan | Homo-Pan | uniform | 4.631 | 15 | 4.799-4.631 | 0.548-0.272 |
| 21 | Crown Platyrrhini | Pitheciidae-(Aotidae+Atelidae+Callitrichidae+Cebidae) | minimum bound only | 13.363 | NA | 13.608-13.363 | 13.183-13.032 |
| 22 | Crown Pitheciidae | Callicebinae-Pitheciinae | uniform | 13.032 | 34.5 | 13.183-13.032 | 13.739-13.032 |
| 23 | Callitrichidae+Cebidae | Callitrichidae-Cebidae | uniform | 13.183 | 34.5 | 13.608-13.183 | 13.183-13.032 |
| 24 | Crown Cebidae | Cebinae-Saimirinae | uniform | 13.032 | 34.5 | 13.183-13.032 | 9.0-4.741 |
| 25 | Crown Atelidae | Alouattinae-Atelinae | uniform | 13.363 | 34.5 | 13.608-13.363 | 7-4.741 |
