@Override
    public PhylogenyData parse( final XmlElement element ) throws PhylogenyParserException {
        String unit = "";
        if ( element.isHasAttribute( PhyloXmlMapping.CLADE_DATE_UNIT ) ) {
            unit = element.getAttribute( PhyloXmlMapping.CLADE_DATE_UNIT );
        }
        String val = null;
        String min = null;
        String max = null;
        String desc = "";
        for( int j = 0; j < element.getNumberOfChildElements(); ++j ) {
            final XmlElement e = element.getChildElement( j );
            if ( e.getQualifiedName().equals( PhyloXmlMapping.CLADE_DATE_VALUE ) ) {
                val = e.getValueAsString();
            }
            else if ( e.getQualifiedName().equals( PhyloXmlMapping.CLADE_DATE_MIN ) ) {
                min = e.getValueAsString();
            }
            else if ( e.getQualifiedName().equals( PhyloXmlMapping.CLADE_DATE_MAX ) ) {
                max = e.getValueAsString();
            }
            else if ( e.getQualifiedName().equals( PhyloXmlMapping.CLADE_DATE_DESC ) ) {
                desc = e.getValueAsString();
            }
        }
        BigDecimal val_bd = null;
        BigDecimal min_bd = null;
        BigDecimal max_bd = null;
        if ( !ForesterUtil.isEmpty( val ) ) {
            val_bd = new BigDecimal( val );
        }
        if ( !ForesterUtil.isEmpty( min ) ) {
            min_bd = new BigDecimal( min );
        }
        if ( !ForesterUtil.isEmpty( max ) ) {
            max_bd = new BigDecimal( max );
        }
        return new Date( desc, val_bd, min_bd, max_bd, unit );
    }