Chrysolepis orlensis
| Chrysolepis Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Sarcopterygii |
| Clade: | Tetrapodomorpha |
| Order: | †Osteolepiformes |
| Family: | †Chrysolepididae Borgen & Nakrem, 2016 |
| Genus: | †Chrysolepis Lebedev, 1983 |
| Species: | †C. orlensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Chrysolepis orlensis Lebedev, 1983 | |
Chrysolepis is a genus of prehistoric marine lobe-finned fish that lived during the Late Devonian period. It contains a single species, C. orlensis, known from the middle Famennian of Oryol Oblast, Russia. 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.