Raymond Arthur Dart (February 4, 1893 - November 22, 1988) was an Australian anatomist and anthropologist. In 1924, Dart discovered the first Australopithecus africanus fossil, an extinct hominin closely related to humans.

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Raymond Dart with Taung Child Skull

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