Gilbert KlapperGilbert Klapper is a paleontologist.In 1971, with Graeme M. Philip, he described the conodont family Cryptotaxidae and the conodont genus Cryptotaxis.In 1981, he described the conodont families Distomodontidae and Kockelellidae.WWW earth.northwestern.edu/ou...AwardsHe received the Pander Medal, an award from the Pander Society, an informal organisation founded in 1967 for the promotion of the study of conodont palaeontology.