Mammalia - Cetacea - Balaenopteridae

Alternative combination: Balaenoptera edeni

Belongs to Rorqualus according to A. Hassanin et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Rorqualus musculus, Rorqualus omurai

Subtaxa: Balaenoptera edeni brydei

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Type specimen: Its type locality is Thaybyoo Choung, which is in a Holocene coastal horizon in Myanmar

Average measurements (in mm): humerus length 316.2, radius length 585.8, skull 2997.9 x 1425.6

Estimated body mass: 25.2 tons based on humerus length and radius length