Table 1 Node age estimates and clock rate estimates obtained through Bayesian analyses
From: Past climate changes, population dynamics and the origin of Bison in Europe
Age estimates of the nodes (kya) | ||
 Node | Age from HVR (95 % HPD) | Age from mitogenome (95 % HPD) |
 Root Bovina | 1080 (1550–700) | 927 (1064–790) |
  Bos Taurus/B. bonasus | – | 768 (886–657) |
  B. indicus/B. taurus | – | 157 (185–130) |
  B. grunniens/B. priscus | – | 317 (370–265) |
  B. priscus | 151 (193–119) | 114 (134–95) |
  B. bison | 21 (16–27) | 11 (7–14) |
 All B. bonasus | 438 (643–284) | 246 (283–212) |
  B. bonasus Bb2 | 105 (158–75) | 87 (93–71) |
Clock rate estimates (per site * year) | ||
 Partition | Rate from HVR (95 % HPD) | Rate from mitogenome (95 % HPD) |
 HVR | 5.4 (3.9–6.9) × 10–7 | 4.6 (3.7–5.6) × 10–7 |
 RNA | – | 2.5 (2.1–3.0) × 10–8 |
 Coding (first to second positions) | – | 2.4 (2.0–2.8) × 10–8 |
 Coding (third position) | – | 9.9 (8.5–11.4) × 10–8 |