Cryptolepis grossi

Cryptolepis is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine lobe-finned fish known from the Late Devonian of what is now eastern Europe.^[2] 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.^[3][4][5]

Cryptolepis grossi Temporal range: Middle to Late Famennian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	†Osteolepiformes
Genus:	†Cryptolepis Vorobyeva, 1975
Species:	†C. grossi
Binomial name
†Cryptolepis grossi Vorobyeva, 1975[1]

It was previously placed in the family Megalichthyidae, but is presently considered an indeterminate "osteolepiform".^[2][6]