Aspects of the Coloradan flora were also preserved from this time. Shafroth is a fourth-generation Coloradan, born in Denver and raised in Arapahoe County. Fish were present in Coloradan waters and left behind scales that would later fossilize. Coel is a fourth-generation Coloradan and grew up in Denver. Coloradan soldiers participated in the American Civil War on the Union side. There is one Native Coloradan language still spoken in Colorado, Colorado River Numic (Ute).