Preliminary Micropaleontological Investigation of a Preserved, Late Pleistocene Cypress Forest on the Northern Gulf of Mexico Inner Shelf

Jonathan T Truong1, Dr. Kristine L DeLong, Ph.D.2, Samuel J Bentley3, Kehui Xu4, Grant L. Harley5, Andy Reese6, Suyapa Gonzalez1, Jeffrey Obelcz7 and Alicia Caporaso8, (1)Louisiana State University, Geology and Geophysics, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, (2)Louisiana State University, Department of Geography and Anthropology and Coastal Studies Institution, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, (3)Coastal Studies Institute, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, (4)Coastal Studies Institute, Baton Rouge, United States, (5)University of Idaho, Geography, Moscow, ID, United States, (6)University of Southern Mississippi, Geography and Geology, Hattiesburg, MS, United States, (7)Louisiana State University, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, (8)Bureau of Ocean Energy Management New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, United States