Willi Ziegler
Willi Ziegler (born 13 March 1929 in the neighborhood of Villingen in Hungen, Hessen; died 8 August 2002) was a German paleontologist.
Works
In 1969, he described the conodont genus Protognathodus.
In 1984, with Charles A. Sandberg, he described the conodont genus Alternognathus.
In 2002, with IA Bardashev and K Weddige, he described the conodont genus Eolinguipolygnathus.[1]
Ziegler's Catalogue of Conodonts
- Ziegler's Catalogue of Conodonts. Schweizerbart Science Publishers (link to editor website, retrieved 7 May 2016)
- Volume I, 1973
- Volume II, 1975
- Volume III, 1977
- Volume IV, 1981
- Volume V, 1991
Awards and tributes
In 1998, he received the Goethe-Plakette des Landes Hessen, the highest award by the Hessian Ministry for Science and the Arts in Hesse, Germany.
He was also a recipient of the Pander Medal, awarded by the Pander Society, for researches in conodonts paleontology.
The conodont genus name Zieglerodina and the conodont species name Lochriea ziegleri are tributes to W. Ziegler.
References
- ^ The phylomorphogenesis of some Early Devonian platform conodonts. IA Bardashev, K Weddige and W Ziegler, Senckenbergiana lethaea, December 2002, volume 82, issue 2, pages 375-451, doi:10.1007/BF03042946
- Willi Ziegler 13. März 1929 – 8. August 2002. Karsten Weddige, Paläontologische Zeitschrift, April 2003, Volume 77, Issue 1, pages 1–21, doi:10.1007/BF03004557 (article in German)
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