article_snippet: Dr Andrew Glikson from ANU indicates that the size of the asteroid means the asteroid could have impacted a mass extinction .
article_snippet: Researchers strongly believe the meteor could have caused the end of many life species on the planet at the time, including the dinosaurs. '
article_snippet: From the size - yes, it could have impacted a mass extinction,' Dr Andrew Glikson from ANU said. '
article_snippet: Scientists have been using information from a major 2010 discovery that showed a large meteorite strike 66 million years ago wiped out the dinosaurs.
highlights_snippet: Researchers say the impact could have caused mass animal extinctions .
  