Raymond Arthur Dart | |
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.jpg) Dart in 1968 | |
| Born | 4 February 1893 |
| Died | 22 November 1988 (aged 95) Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | Ipswich Grammar School, University of Queensland, University of Sydney |
| Known for | Australopithecus africanus |
| Spouses | Dora Tyree
(m. 1921; div. 1934)Marjorie Frew (m. 1936) |
| Awards | Viking Fund Medal (1957) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anatomist, anthropologist |
Raymond Arthur Dart (4 February 1893 – 22 November 1988) was an Australian anatomist and anthropologist, best known for his involvement in the 1924 discovery of the first fossil found of Australopithecus africanus, an extinct hominin closely related to humans, at Taung in the North of South Africa in the Northwest province.