List of fossil palaeognaths

Struthioniformes

 * †Palaeotis wiegelti

Struthionidae

 * †Struthio coppensi (Early Miocene of Elizabethfeld, Namibia)
 * †Struthio linxiaensis (Liushu Late Miocene of Yangwapuzijifang, China)
 * †Struthio orlovi (Late Miocene of Moldavia)
 * †Struthio karingarabensis (Late Miocene - Early Pliocene of SW and CE Africa) - oospecies(?)
 * †Struthio kakesiensis (Laetolil Early Pliocene of Laetoli, Tanzania) - oospecies
 * †Struthio wimani (Early Pliocene of China and Mongolia)
 * †Struthio daberasensis (Early - Middle Pliocene of Namibia) - oospecies
 * †Struthio brachydactylus (Pliocene of Ukraine)
 * †Struthio chersonensis (Pliocene of SE Europe to WC Asia) - oospecies
 * †Struthio asiaticus, Asian Ostrich (Early Pliocene - Late Pleistocene of Central Asia to China ?and Morocco)
 * †Struthio dmanisensis, Giant Ostrich (Late Pliocene/Early Pleistocene of Dmanisi, Georgia)
 * †Struthio oldawayi (Early Pleistocene of Tanzania) - probably subspecies of S. camelus
 * †Struthio anderssoni - oospecies(?)

Rheidae

 * †Heterorhea dabbenei
 * †Hinasuri nehuensis

†Family Opistodactylidae

 * †Opisthodactylus patagonicus
 * †Diogenornis fragilis

†Aepyornithidae

 * †Aepyornis gracilis
 * †Aepyornis hildebrandti
 * †Aepyornis maximus
 * †Aepyornis medius
 * †Mullerornis betsilei
 * †Mullerornis agilis
 * †Mullerornis rudis

Dromaiididae

 * †Emuarius guljaruba
 * †Emuarius gidju
 * †Dromaius ocypus

Casuariidae

 * †Casuarius lydekki

†Dinornithidae

 * †North Island Giant Moa, Dinornis novaezealandiae
 * †South Island Giant Moa, Dinornis robustus
 * †Dinornis new lineage A (South Island, New Zealand)
 * †Dinornis new lineage B (South Island, New Zealand)

†Megalapterygidae

 * †Upland Moa, Megalapteryx didinus

†Emeidae

 * †Bush Moa, Anomalopteryx didiformis
 * †Coastal Moa, Euryapteryx curtus
 * †Eastern Moa, Emeus crassus
 * †Heavy-footed Moa, Pachyornis elephantopus
 * †Mantell's Moa, Pachyornis geranoides
 * †Crested Moa,  Pachyornis australis
 * †Pachyornis new lineage A (North Island, New Zealand)
 * †Pachyornis new lineage B (South Island, New Zealand)

†Lithornithidae

 * †Genus Lithornis (Paleocene - Early Eocene)
 * †Lithornis celetius
 * †Lithornis hookeri
 * †Lithornis nasi
 * †Lithornis plebius
 * †Lithornis promiscuus
 * †Lithornis vulturinus


 * †Genus Promusophaga (Early Eocene)
 * †Promusophaga magnifica


 * †Genus Paracathartes (Early Eocene of west central US) - tentatively placed here
 * †Paracathartes howardae


 * †Genus Pseudocrypturus - tentatively placed here
 * †Pseudocrypturus cercanaxius

Possible palaeognaths

 * †Eremopezus eocaenus
 * †Ambiortus dementjevi
 * †Limenavis patagonica
 * †Palaeocursornis corneti
 * †Wyleyia valdensis