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Table 3 Dates for the most recent common ancestor of major nodes in the lepidosaur phylogenetic tree

From: Integration of molecules and new fossils supports a Triassic origin for Lepidosauria (lizards, snakes, and tuatara)

Group

Median

95% HPD lower

95% HPD upper

Crown Lepidosauria (lizard-tuatara)

242.0

238.0

249.5

Crown Squamata

193.0

176.0

213.2

Crown Gekkota

76.2

52.4

101.0

Crown Scincoidea

137.6

107.3

168.7

Crown Lacertoidea

150.0

116.4

190.7

Crown Serpentes

109.6

81.1

137.0

Crown Anguimorpha

129.5

128.1

134.2

Crown Iguania

135.8

116.7

152.0

Crown Pleurodonta

75.8

59.6

97.8

Crown Acrodonta

96.0

73.9

121.9

  1. These divergence estimates were calculated using the uncorrelated lognormal relaxed clock model in BEAST.