''Palaeortyx'' is an extinct genus of granivorous galliform bird that lived 28.4 to 2.588 million years ago.Mayr, G. ''et al.'' (2006
"A nearly complete skeleton of the fossil galliform bird ''Palaeortyx'' from the late Oligocene of Germany"
''Acta Ornithologica'', 41(2):129–135. doi:10.3161/000164506780143852 It lived from the early Eocene to the early Pliocene, and may be a

phasianid The Phasianidae are a family of heavy, ground-living birds, which includes pheasants, partridges, junglefowl, chickens, turkeys, Old World quail, and peafowl. The family includes many of the most popular gamebirds. The family is a large ...

or odontophorid. It is known from several fossils found in Germany, France, Italy, Hungary and Romania.Jánossy, D. (1993) "Bird Remains from the Upper Miocene (MN 9) of Rudabanya (N-Hungary)". ''Aquila'' 100(1):53–70.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q7126492 Galliformes Fossil taxa described in 1869