sec04-23跳跃指代一直在晕!!!

23. A huge flying reptile that died out with the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago, the Quetzalcoatlus had a wingspan of 36 feet, believed to be the largest flying creature the world has ever seen.
(A) believed to be
(B) and that is believed to be
(C) and it is believed to have been
(D) which was, it is believed,
(E) which is believed to be

答案C.  我想问关于D: 可不可以理解为which跳跃指代Quetzalcoatlus? 也是可以说的通的有啊。.难到说就近指代的优先级比跳跃的高.. 但OG上不是有许多这种跳跃指代吗? 比如OG119  有点糊涂了.请高人解答!~~~