Table 1 Divergence times, statistical support of phylogenetic analysis for major nodes, and the node used for calibration in the molecular dating analysis.

From: Mitochondrial metagenomics reveal the independent colonization of the world’s coasts by intertidal oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida, Ameronothroidea)

Node

Note

Calibration point

Divergence time (mya)

Node support

Median

95% HPD interval

1

Brachypylina + Nothrina tMRCA

x

295.30

258.64–335.05

N.A

2

Brachypylina tRMCA

x

271.81

237.12–309.48

BS = 100, PP = 1.0

3

  

232.05

208.54–256.54

BS = 74, PP = 0.98

4

Nothrina tMRCA

 

227.73

166.54–299.52

BS = 100, PP = 1.0

5

Selenoribatidae + Fortuyniidae divergence

 

224.99

199.26–251.06

BS < 50, PP = 0.79

6

 

x

206.63

187.83–225.85

BS = 99, PP = 1.0

7

Ameronothridae divergence

 

170.35

114.43–173.17

BS = 94, PP = 1.0

8

Hydrozetes sp. and Tectocepheus sarekensis tMRCA

 

165.59

124.08–197.74

BS = 93, PP = 1.0

9

Selenoribatidae + Fortuyniidae tMRCA

 

146.46

113.98–178.93

BS = 100, PP = 1.0

10

Podacaridae divergence

 

145.28

114.43–173.17

BS = 100, PP = 1.0

11

Scutoverticidae divergence

x

133.42

106.19–160.26

BS = 88, PP = 1.0

12

Halozetes capensis and Alaskozetes antarcticus tMRCA

 

91.36

60.47–121.26

BS = 100, PP = 1.0

13

Ameronothrus yoichi and A. maculatus tMRCA

 

67.03

39.68–98.21

BS = 100, PP = 1.0

14

tMRCA for two Arotrobates granulatus sample

 

40.31

23.56–62.27

BS = 100, PP = 1.0

  1. In node support, BS is a bootstrap value for the Maximum likelihood tree, and PP is a posterior probability for the Bayesian inference.