Among the most prominent traits relate to the shoulder region. In this family, the long, upward-stretching scapula (shoulder blade) merges with the smaller and more compact coracoid (shoulder girdle), forming a fused shoulder bone known as a scapulocoracoid. While the presence of a scapulocoracoid is by no means unique to this family, noasaurids do have particularly large and wide scapulocoracoids, with a tall and semicircular coracoid region.
Characteristics that stand out in this family are those concerning the shoulder area. The scapula (shoulder blade) in this group is long and extends upwards, merging with the smaller and more compact coracoid (shoulder girdle), forming a single bone known as the scapulocoracoid. While not unique to this family, noasaurids have notably large and broad scapulocoracoids, featuring a tall and semicircular coracoid region.