Wilbert H. Hass
American invertebrate paleontologist
About Wilbert H. Hass
Lived 1906 – 1959 (aged 52–53). Wilbert H. Hass was an American geologist, paleontologist and invertebrate paleontologist.
Wilbert Henry Hass (1906–1959) was an invertebrate paleontologist specializing in the study of conodonts. He joined the Section of Paleontology and Stratigraphy of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1930 when he was appointed Junior Scientific Aide. He was promoted to the rank of Geologist in 1940 and remained with the USGS for the remainder of his life.
Work Morphology of Conodonts. Wilbert H. Hass, 1941 Orientation of the Crystal Units of Conodonts. Wilbert H. Hass and Marie L. Lindberg, 1946 Conodonts of the Barnett Formation of Texas. Wilbert H. Hass, 1952
In 1959, he described the conodont genus Dollymae and the conodont families Balognathidae, Cyrtoniodontidae and Spathognathodontidae from the Chappel limestone of Texas.
Tributes The conodont species name Dollymae hassi is a tribute to WH Hass.
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American invertebrate paleontologist
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Wilbert H. Hass was born in 1906.
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Wilbert H. Hass died in 1959.
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Wilbert H. Hass was a geologist, paleontologist and invertebrate paleontologist.
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