A FEW FAMILIAR FACES
Small crew.
Very old home.
You’ve seen them around Pangea. Here’s a little more about the ones with the laptop, the wrench and the very important box.
Inspired by LystrosaurusTHE WELCOMING ONE · APPS
Pango“Let’s give that idea a home.”
Pango is usually the first to say hello. Quietly curious, always listening, and happiest when someone arrives with something they’ve made.
That little laptop is full of half-finished ideas. Pango has a soft spot for the moment one of them becomes an app a friend can open.
- Named for
- Pangea, with a friendlier little ending.
- Often found
- Helping a new arrival settle in.
- Small weakness
- “Just one more side project.”
The ancient inspiration
Lystrosaurus was a sturdy plant-eater with a beak and two tusks, living around 253–248 million years ago. Its fossils occur on continents now far apart, helping reveal the story of Pangea.
Meet the real Lystrosaurus · University of Washington
Inspired by DimetrodonTHE HANDS-ON ONE · COMPUTE
Ember“I’ll be in the workshop.”
Warm-hearted and happiest with a job to do. Ember is the one you’ll find tinkering behind the scenes while everyone else is taking a break.
The orange sail is easy to spot. So is the wrench. The little fan helps Ember keep cool when the workshop gets busy.
- Named for
- A small, steady glow of warmth.
- Often found
- Working through one more batch.
- Small weakness
- Can’t walk past a loose screw.
The ancient inspiration
Dimetrodon lived on Pangea during the Permian, before the first dinosaurs. Its unmistakable sail gives Ember that workshop silhouette. What the real sail was used for is still debated; the cooling fan is our addition.
Meet the real Dimetrodon · Harvard Museum of Natural History
THE LITTLE DOUBLE ACT · DATA & CONNECTIONS
Pip & Patch“Got it. Where does it go?”
Pip carries the precious things. Files, results, that box nobody else is allowed to drop. Small steps, a careful grip, and a surprisingly good memory for where everything belongs.
Patch is the one with the cable. A little more restless, always looking for what connects to what. Pip likes things in their place; Patch likes joining them together.
- Named for
- A tiny seed, and a cable that joins things up.
- Often found
- Making a delivery together.
- Small weakness
- Both insist they’re the organised one.
The ancient inspiration
Both are inspired by Cynognathus, a Triassic relative of mammals. Its fossils in South America and Africa helped show that those continents were once connected. A fitting inspiration for two helpers who carry things safely and join things up. The real animal was a predator; these two prefer tidying.
Fossils that connected continents · USGS