Greenwood, Marjorie2014-07-042014-07-041955None0078-8554http://hdl.handle.net10539/14875Main articleIn this paper are described three Hystricomorphs from the Australopithecus prometheus layer of the Makapan Valley Limeworks Quarry, Transvaal. Besides Hystrix cf. H.africae-australis, a new genus and species Xenohystrix crassidens and a new species Hystrix major are recognized.enHystricoidea, Australopithecus prometheus, Makapan valley, TransvaalArticle