Maurits Lindström

Maurits Lindström
Born (1932-05-10)10 May 1932
Died 14 November 2009(2009-11-14) (aged 77)
Residence Sweden
Citizenship Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Fields Geology, Paleontology
Institutions Stockholm University
Notable awards Årets geolog
Pander Medal

Maurits Lindström (10 May 1932 – 14 November 2009) was a Swedish geologist.

In 1970, he described the conodont families Cordylodontidae, Gondolellidae, Proconodontidae and Rhipidognathidae.[1]

In 1971, he described the conodont genera Baltoniodus, Microzarkodina and Paracordylodus.[2]

Awards and tributes

In 1985 he became member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and in 2009 he was awarded the prize "Årets geolog" (Geologist of the year) by Geosektionen of Naturvetarna.[3]

He received the Pander Medal awarded by the Pander Society, an informal organisation founded in 1967 for the promotion of the study of conodont palaeontology.

References

  1. A suprageneric taxonomy of the conodonts. Maurits Lindström, Lethaia, Volume 3, Issue 4, pages 427–445, October 1970, doi:10.1111/j.1502-3931.1970.tb00834.x
  2. Vom Anfang, Hochstand und Ende eines Epikontinentalmeeres. Maurits Lindström, Geologische Rundschau, March 1971, Volume 60, Issue 2, pages 419-438, doi:10.1007/BF02000464
  3. Geosektionens handlingar
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 7/2/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.