{"id":9184,"date":"2026-07-02T19:40:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T19:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/?p=9184"},"modified":"2026-07-02T19:40:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T19:40:17","slug":"seymanur-ozselcuk-the-living-stratigraphy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/seymanur-ozselcuk-the-living-stratigraphy\/","title":{"rendered":"SEYMANUR \u00d6ZSEL\u00c7UK \/ THE LIVING STRATIGRAPHY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0Living\u00a0Stratigraphy<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0Living\u00a0Stratigraphy\u00a0is\u00a0designed\u00a0as 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