Cryptolepis (fish)
''Cryptolepis'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine lobe-finned fish known from the Late Devonian of what is now eastern Europe. It contains a single species, ''C. grossi'' from the middle to late Famennian of Oryol, Russia and Latvia. Scales of this species are particularly common in Devonian localities of Latvia. It was named after paleontologist Walter R. Gross. It was previously placed in the family Megalichthyidae, but is presently considered an indeterminate "osteolepiform Osteolepiformes, also known as Osteolepidida, is a group of prehistoric lobe-finned fishes which first appeared during the Devonian period. The order contains the families Canowindridae, Megalichthyidae, Osteolepididae and Tristichopteridae, ...". References Tetrapodomorpha Late Devonian sarcopterygians Devonian sarcopterygians of Europe Famennian life Fossils of Russia Fossils of Latvia Fossil taxa described in 1975 {{paleo-tetrapodomorph-stub ...
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