ðiːz tˈuː lˈɪnɪɪdʒᵻz mˈʌstɐv sˈɛpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə mˌɛsəzˈoʊɪk ɔːlɹˈɛdi, æz mˌædəɡˈæskɚ ænd ðɪ ˈɪndiən plˈeɪt hæd sˈɛpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə kɹɛtˈeɪʃəs.
These two lineages must have separated during the Mesozoic already, as Madagascar and the Indian Plate had separated by the end of the Cretaceous.