The Siegenian was an epoch of the Devonian period spanning from 411.2 +/- 2.8 To 407 +/- 2.8 Ma. The term overlaps with parts of the internationally recognised Pragian and Emsian epochs, and although once widely used[1] is now deprecated.
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