Jobaria was a herbivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited Africa. Its fossils have been found in places such as Niger.

Quick facts about Jobaria:

  • Existed from 168.3 million years ago to 163.5 million years ago
  • Lived in a terrestrial habitat
  • Was a herbivore
  • Reproduced by laying eggs
  • 2 different specimens have been found by paleontologists

All the Jobaria illustrations below were collected from the internet. Enjoy and explore:

Jobaria was described by the following scientific paper(s):
  • P. C. Sereno and A. L. Beck. 1999. Cretaceous sauropods from the Sahara and the uneven rate of skeletal evolution among dinosaurs. Science 286:1342-1347