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, Holwerda et al. 2021, 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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