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1925Australopithecus africanus describedRaymond Dart announces the Taung Child fossilAnatomist Raymond Dart published a description in Nature of a fossil skull found near Taung, South Africa, naming it Australopithecus africanus. The find was one of the first to suggest that early human ancestors evolved in Africa, a claim initially met with skepticism. It later became central evidence for the African origin of humanity.