Modern gravel‐dominated shoreface deposits are poorly documented, especially from
progradational settings. This makes the interpretation of possible ancient analogues very
difficult. In the absence of unique diagnostic features, ancient conglomeratic shoreface
deposits may be identified on the basis of:(i) the inferred relationship between sedimentary
process and deposit, based on sedimentary structures, fabric and texture of the deposit,
palaeocurrent data, etc.;(ii) vertical and lateral successions of facies;(iii) gross morphology of …

Modern gravel-dominated shoreface deposits are poorly documented, especially from
progradational settings. This makes the interpretation of possible ancient analogues very
difficult. In the absence of unique diagnostic features, ancient conglomcratie shorcface
deposits may be identified on the basis of:(i) the inferred relationship between sedimentary
process and deposit. based on sedimentary structures. fabric and texture of the deposit.
palacocurrent data, etc.;{ii} vertical and lateral successions of facies;(iii) gross morphology of …