[3] The ascending portion, flattened from the frontal aspect backward, presents in front a smooth concave surface, across which the subscapularis passes.

There are two purposes for this structure: it is the primary hold by which the clavicle is joined to the scapula and alongside the acromion and coraco-acromial tendon, it shapes the curve over the glenoid.

[7] Analyses of the size and shape of the coracoid process in Australopithecus africanus (STS 7) have shown that, in this species, it displayed a prominent dorsolateral tubercle placed more laterally than in modern humans.

[8] Anthropologists examine the coracoid process when studying shoulder morphology to determine whether the upper limbs provided support for bipedalism in the early hominin ages.

[9]  The shoulder is an area of primate life structures that previous examinations have demonstrated to emphatically mirror the varying useful requests forced by contrasts in locomotor modes.

When Australopithecus africanus (known as Sts 7 within the realms of Anthropology) was being examined, it was observed that the scapular orientation was higher as compared to modern day humans (Homo sapiens).

The latest contributions to the evolutionary coracoid process were from Doctor M. Hussan in 2016 where he added further insight on the significance of the subacromial impingement and coracoacromial arch’s importance with the aid of pathology.