Editing Molecular clock (section)

===Methods===
Bayesian methods can provide more appropriate estimates of divergence times, especially if large datasets—such as those yielded by [[phylogenomics]]—are employed.<ref name="Dos Reis2012">{{cite journal | vauthors = dos Reis M, Inoue J, Hasegawa M, Asher RJ, Donoghue PC, Yang Z | title = Phylogenomic datasets provide both precision and accuracy in estimating the timescale of placental mammal phylogeny | journal = Proceedings. Biological Sciences | volume = 279 | issue = 1742 | pages = 3491–3500 | date = September 2012 | pmid = 22628470 | pmc = 3396900 | doi = 10.1098/rspb.2012.0683 }}</ref>