''Chrysolepis'' is a
genus of
prehistoric
Prehistory, also known as pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the use of the first stone tools by hominins 3.3 million years ago and the beginning of recorded history with the invention of writing systems. The use of ...
lobe-finned fish that lived during the
Late Devonian
The Devonian ( ) is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic era, spanning 60.3 million years from the end of the Silurian, million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Carboniferous, Mya. It is named after Devon, England, wher ...
period.
References
* Lebedav, O. A., 1983, A new Crossopterygian Fish from the Central Devonian Region: Paleontological Journal, v. 16, part 4, p. 63-70. (Chrysolepis orlensis)
External links
Tetrapodomorpha - Terrestrial vertebrate-like sarcopterygians on Mikko's Phylogeny Archive
Prehistoric lobe-finned fish genera
Devonian bony fish
Late Devonian animals
Late Devonian fish
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