eremopezus is a prehistoric bird genus, possibly a palaeognath. it is known only from the fossil remains of a single species, the huge and presumably flightless eremopezus eocaenus. this was found in upper eocene jebel qatrani formation deposits around the qasr el sagha escarpment, north of the birket qarun lake near faiyum in egypt. the rocks its fossils occur in were deposited in the priabonian, with the oldest dating back to about 36 million years ago (ma) and the youngest not less than about 33 ma.