EXTINCT ANIMALS THAT ARE CLOSELY RELATED TO US ARE:Some of the extinct members of this family include Gigantopithecus, Orrorin, Ardipithecus, Kenyanthropus, and the australopithecines Australopithecus and Paranthropus.
animals that are not exticnt and are stilll here and are closley related to us are the: orangutans and gorillas are in the great ape family, humans are most closely related to two other species in the family: bonobos and chimpanzees.
Answer: a gigantopithecus, Paranthropus, Adripcines, and an Orrorin.
The similarities they have with us are the face features ,personality traits, and DNA. The differences is that they have way more body hair, communication, and mental abilities.
