Willi Ziegler (born 13 March 1929 in the neighborhood of Villingen in Hungen, Hessen; died 8 August 2002) was a German paleontologist.

Works

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, he described the conodont genus '' Protognathodus''. In

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, with Charles A. Sandberg, he described the conodont genus '' Alternognathus''. In

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, with IA Bardashev and K Weddige, he described the conodont genus '' Eolinguipolygnathus''.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,

Ziegler's Catalogue of Conodonts

* Ziegler's Catalogue of

Conodont Conodonts, are an extinct group of marine jawless vertebrates belonging to the class Conodonta (from Ancient Greek κῶνος (''kōnos''), meaning " cone", and ὀδούς (''odoús''), meaning "tooth"). They are primarily known from their hard ...

s. Schweizerbart Science Publishers
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Awards and tributes

In 1998, he received the

Goethe-Plakette des Landes Hessen Goethe-Plakette (Goethe Plaque) is the highest award by the Hessian Ministry for Science and the Arts of the federal state of Hesse, Germany, named after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It has been awarded since 1949 at irregular intervals. The award ...

, 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 The Pander Society is an informal organisation founded in 1967 for the promotion of the study of conodont palaeontology. It publishes an annual newsletter. Although there are regular meetings of the Pander Society, at the Annual Meeting of the Geol ...

, for researches in conodonts paleontology. The conodont genus name '' Zieglerodina'' and the conodont species name '' Lochriea ziegleri'' are tributes to W. Ziegler.

References

* Willi Ziegler 13. März 1929 – 8. August 2002. Karsten Weddige, Paläontologische Zeitschrift, April 2003, Volume 77, Issue 1, pages 1–21, (article in German) German paleontologists Conodont specialists 1929 births 2002 deaths 20th-century German zoologists {{Germany-scientist-stub