Ranked Tree
The RankedTree Algorithm, described in D. Bryant, C. Semple and M. Steel, Supertree methods for ancestral dates and other applications. In Phylogenetic Supertrees: Combining information to reveal the tree of life. (O.R.P. Bininda-Emonds ed.) Kluwer. pp. 129-150
is the first method that allows to incoorperate information besides the discrete topology of the input trees.
It is based on the Build algorithm.
In particular the RankedTree method allows to include divegence time information that can be based on fossil data or molecular dating techniques,
stating that a divergence event occurred earlier or later than another, and actual time estimates for divergence events.