Jobaria tiguidensis Sereno et al. 1999 (sauropod)

Reptilia - Saurischia

Full reference: P. C. Sereno, A. L. Beck, D. B. Dutheil, H. C. E. Larsson, G. H. Lyon, B. Moussa, R. W. Sadleir, C. A. Sidor, D. J. Varricchio, G. P. Wilson, and J. A. Wilson. 1999. Cretaceous sauropods from the Sahara and the uneven rate of skeletal evolution among dinosaurs. Science 286:1342-1347

Belongs to Jobaria according to M. D. D'Emic 2012

See also Carvalho et al. 2003, Knoll et al. 2012, Mocho et al. 2014, Ren et al. 2021, Royo-Torres et al. 2006, Sereno et al. 1999, Tschopp and Mateus 2013, Upchurch et al. 2004, Wilson 2002 and Witzmann et al. 2016

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MNN TIG3. Its type locality is TamerĂ¡t, which is in a Jurassic terrestrial horizon in the TiourarĂ©n Formation of Niger.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Niger (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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