Chrysolepis orlensis

This article is about a genus of prehistoric fish. For the plant genus, see Chrysolepis.

Chrysolepis is a genus of prehistoric marine lobe-finned fish that lived during the Late Devonian period.^[1] It contains a single species, C. orlensis, known from the middle Famennian of Oryol Oblast, Russia.^[2] It is the only member of the family Chrysolepididae, erected due to its highly distinct morphology unseen among other osteolepiforms. It may be the sister taxon to the eusthenopterids.^[3]

Chrysolepis Temporal range: Middle Famennian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	†Osteolepiformes
Family:	†Chrysolepididae Borgen & Nakrem, 2016
Genus:	†Chrysolepis Lebedev, 1983
Species:	†C. orlensis
Binomial name
†Chrysolepis orlensis Lebedev, 1983