[My2Cents]

Two problems: 1) These examples of life are too advanced. Better candidates for missing links are Barbara Boxer, Hillary!, and Robt. Byrd. Barney Frank was a possible candidate, until it was determined that he does not reproduce. 2) The other problem is that all of these life forms are not precursors of homo sapien, but are dead-ends on the evolutionary tree. They are species that are going extinct (or we can hope).

[Alas]

They are species that are going extinct (or we can hope).

Ah, you gave my punch line away, I might as well go back to work.

Gee wizz, bye.

sulk, pout, moan, groan.