Comparison of different strategies for using fossil calibrations to generate the time prior in Bayesian molecular clock dating

摘要

Graphical abstract Display Omitted Highlights ? Fossil calibrations are the utmost source of information in molecular clock dating. ? The quality of calibrations has a major impact on divergence time estimates. ? In general, truncation has a great impact on calibrations. ? The different strategies for generating the effective prior also had considerable impact. ? It is import