Father and son discover fossilized ichthyosaur skull in B.C.'s Kiskatinaw River valley

Muzammil Hussain October 28, 2025

The ichthyosaur skull being recovered from the Kiskatinaw River valley. Weighing roughly 700 kilograms it had to be airlifted by helicopter.

Local resident Kevin Geist and his 11-year-old son Andreas discovered the skull two summers ago, spotting a strange black rock along the river's shoreline in the fossil-rich Peace region.

Local resident Kevin Geist and his 11-year-old son Andreas discovered the skull two summers ago, spotting a strange black rock along the river's shoreline in the fossil-rich Peace region. The ichthyosaur skull being recovered from the Kiskatinaw River valley. Weighing roughly 700 kilograms it had to be airlifted by helicopter.

Local resident Kevin Geist and his 11-year-old son Andreas discovered the skull two summers ago, spotting a strange black rock along the river's shoreline in the fossil-rich Peace region.