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APPENDIX D 

 Branch lengths and linkages 



The information contained in this appendix applies to the overall (consensus) solution presented in 

 Fig.5B. Assigned (inversely weighted) branch lengths are listed according to accelerated 

 transformation / delayed transformation optimization criteria. Outgroup taxa are indicated by an 

 asterisk. 



Assigned Minimum Maximum 



Connected branch possible possible 



Node to node length length length 



Lams ( J r 



CA 



5U 



1 A A o ion A 

 144o/o /4 



on a 

 8 /4 



1448 



r> . 



Frocyon (2)* 



/to 



54(J/o23 



391 



806 



En hydra (3)* 



A ~l 



47 



516/1123 



416 



1306 



Lutra (4)* 



46 



724/1024 



400 



1390 



Martes (5)* 



48 



1032/1415 



799 



1465 



Ursus (6)* 



50 



1 1 24/1 390 



1074 



1390 



Odobenus (7)* 



28 



1181/1564 



882 



2097 



Zalophus (8)* 



28 



1 / 1 TIA 



1223/1339 



857 



1755 



Cystophora (9) 



35 



556/1005 



498 



1088 



Erignathus (10) 



30 



1265/1348 



1265 



1348 



Halichoerus (11) 



34 



482/665 



399 



715 



Hydrurga (12) 



41 



965/1115 



733 



1323 



Eeptonychotes (13) 



40 



669/822 



586 



930 



Lobodon (14) 



38 



1368/1268 



1065 



1401 



Mirounga angustirostris (15) 



42 



574/844 



416 



977 



Mirounga leonina (16) 



42 



633/749 



533 



957 



Monachus monachus (17) 



37 



832/1232 



674 



1298 



Monachus schauinslandi (18) 



36 



748/1181 



615 



1281 



Monachus tropicalis (19) 



36 



919/802 



536 



1102 



Ommatophoca (20) 



39 



844/957 



658 



1060 



Pusa c aspic a (21 ) 



32 



681/831 



681 



831 



Histriophoca (22) 



29 



202/385 



202 



385 



Pagophilus (23) 



29 



583/666 



550 



699 



Pusa hispida (24) 



31 



100/183 



100 



183 



Phoca largha (25) 



33 



383/383 



383 



383 



Pwsa sibirica (26) 



31 



677/1093 



627 



1143 



Phoca vitulina (27) 



32 



800/850 



800 



850 



28 



45 



1066/1432 



750 



2397 



29 



30 



332/149 



149 



415 



30 



32 



590/274 



274 



590 



31 



32 



699/300 



300 



799 



32 



33 



183/383 



133 



533 



33 



34 



608/325 



275 



891 



34 



35 



955/772 



356 



1413 



35 



44 



1790/791 



533 



2065 



36 



37 



982/927 



749 



1243 



