Jurassic
Jobaria
Jobaria tiguidensis
The catalogue presents Jobaria as a herbivore member of Jobariidae that lived during the Jurassic, between 165.3–154.8 Ma. Its estimated range is 18.0 m in length and 22 t in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Tiourarén Formation, Niger. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Jobaria, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Sereno et al. (1999).
The PBDB places it in Eusauropoda, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Jobariidae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Jobariidae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range runs from the Oxfordian to the Tithonian.
The PBDB catalogues 2 occurrences, with material from the Tiourarén Formation (2). Provenance: Niger.
The catalogue records the holotype as MNN TIG3 and the type locality as “Tiourarén Formation, Niger”.
- MNN TIG3
- Tiourarén Formation, Niger
The catalogue's reference measurements are 18.0 m in length and 22 t in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 18.0 m
- 22 tons
The record gathers 15 bibliographic references registered in the PBDB, listed below.
Where it lived
Fossil occurrences on today’s map and in the tectonic reconstruction.
Positions reconstructed by PBDB/GPlates, not observed; this is not an exact habitat map.
Artistic 3D reconstruction
There is no approved species-specific 3D model yet. Generic anatomy will not be presented as if it were evidence.
Physical Specifications
- Length
- 18.0 m
- Weight
- 22 t
- Period
- Jurassic
- Time range
- 165.3–154.8 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 1999
- Described by
- Paul Sereno
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Jobariidae
- Genus
- Jobaria
- Species
- J. tiguidensis
Data status
Taxonomic name matched to PBDB and checked on 2026-08-08.
Taxonomic linkage does not automatically validate size, mass, behaviour or appearance.
- Type specimen
- MNN TIG3
- Type locality
- Tiourarén Formation, Niger