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What factors influence the postmortem alignment of conical shells? The Hyolith Effect defined here states that if we push any shape parameter subjected to stream flow (actual or metaphorical) beyond a particular threshold, we can expect dramatic system reorientations.
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McMenamin, M.A.S. (2016). Shell Alignment. In: Dynamic Paleontology. Springer Geology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22777-1_8
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