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Alberta driver’s licences and identification cards are getting a prehistoric makeover.

The province announced Wednesday that all driver’s licences and identification cards will be redesigned to help protect against counterfeiting and identification theft — and the new cards will include an image of an Albertosaurus, a close relative of Tyrannosaurus rex, discovered by Joseph B. Tyrrell in the Red Deer River valley in 1884.

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Updated card security features include clear windows, laser engraving and 3D embossing that make it harder for alteration and replication. In addition to the Albertosaurus, the driver’s licence will depict Castle Mountain and the Bow River in Banff National Park, while the ID cards will feature a wild rose, Alberta’s provincial flower.

The Albertosaurus will be featured in the bottom-right of the card, directly below the date of birth.

“We are the first jurisdiction in North America to integrate this combination of design and security to protect Albertans from ID theft and prevent fraud,” Service Alberta Minister Stephanie McLean said in a news release Wednesday. “We are using the latest technology available to safeguard people’s personal information and prevent scams.”