Vancleavea has features that suggest a semi-aquatic lifestyle. Sa morphologie suggère une vie semi-aquatique.
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The ilium of Vancleavea resembles those of unrelated drepanosaurs. L'ilion de Vancleavea ressemble à ceux des Drepanosaurus.
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The unique morphology of Vancleavea differs greatly from any other known basal archosauriform. La morphologie unique de Vancleavea diffère grandement de tout autre archosauriforme basal connu.