Why is taphonomy important for skeletal trauma analysis?

Why is taphonomy important for skeletal trauma analysis? What are the potential legal consequences of mistaking skeletal trauma for taphonomic changes (or vice versa)? Use one or two sentences to defend your answer. Examples of possible mistakes would be appropriate to include here 2 You have been called to the scene where human skeletal remains were discovered in a ditch along a rural highway. Use one or two sentences and tell me some of the indicators that may help to determine the medico-legal significance of the discovery. (As an aside, I have gotten a call like this from a nearby county!) 3 You are presented with a small femur (about 6″ in length) with fused epiphyses. In one or two sentences, discuss whether this bone is likely to be human or nonhuman based on this information.